Moimenta
Galician
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Moimenta, Boiro
Etymology
Attested as Monimenta in 958; from the accusative plural of Latin monimentum (“memorial, tomb”), so meaning "the tombs", in probable reference to the presence of ancient dolmens and barrows.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mojˈmenta̝/
Proper noun
Moimenta
- A village in Macenda, Boiro, A Coruña, Galicia.
- A village in Milmanda, Celanova, Ourense, Galicia.
- A village in Vilela, Cualedro, Ourense, Galicia.
- A village in Traseirexa, Vilardevós, Ourense, Galicia.
- A village in Arnois, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia.
- A parish of Campolameiro, Pontevedra, Galicia.
- A parish of Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia.
- A village in Saídres, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia.
- A toponymical surname.
Related terms
See also
Moimenta on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References
- “Moimenta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “Moimenta” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Moimenta” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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