Monterrei
Galician
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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
- 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.
- “monte rey” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.