Sanxenxo

Sanxenxo

Galician

Sanxenxo

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Sanctus Genesius, from Ancient Greek Γενέσιος (Genésios), patron saint of the local parish of San Xenxo de Padriñán, attested as San Gẽes de Padriñán in 1396.[1] A similar development led to San Xens de Bamio, attested as Sam Gẽgo de Vámeo in 1457.[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sanˈʃɛnʃo̝/

Proper noun

Sanxenxo m

1. A town and municipality of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.

See also

• Sanxenxo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• "Sanxenxo" in Aquén, Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.

1. Cf. “Padriñán” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
2. San Gens the Vameo, in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.