Muimenta
Galician
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /mujˈmenta̝/
Proper noun
Muimenta
- A parish of Cospeito, Lugo, Galicia.
- A parish of Carballeda de Avia, Ourense, Galicia.
- A village in Salcedo, Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia.
Related terms
- Moimenta
- Mormenta
- monumento
See also
Muimenta on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References
- “Muimenta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “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.