Monterrei

Galician

Castle and palace of Monterrei, where the counts of Monterrei resided

Etymology

From monte (“mountain”) +‎ rei (“king”), once spelled monte rey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [monteˈrej]

Proper noun

Monterrei m

1. A municipality of Ourense, Galicia

Descendants

• → Spanish: Monterrey
  • → English: Monterey

References

• “Monterrei” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “monte rey”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega