Muimenta
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Galician
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/H%C3%B3rreos_en_Muimenta%2C_Muimenta%2C_Carballeda_de_Avia.jpg/220px-H%C3%B3rreos_en_Muimenta%2C_Muimenta%2C_Carballeda_de_Avia.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Igrexa_Muimenta%2C_Cospeito.jpg/220px-Igrexa_Muimenta%2C_Cospeito.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Attested as Monimenta in 1135; from the accusative plural of Latin monimentum (“memorial, tomb”), so meaning "the tombs", in probable reference to the presence of ancient dolmens or barrows.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Muimenta
- A parish of Cospeito, Lugo, Galicia
- A parish of Carballeda de Avia, Ourense, Galicia
- A village in Salcedo parish, Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Muimenta on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References
[edit]- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Muimenta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “Muimenta” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Muimenta” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.