Bermui
Galician
Alternative forms
- Bermuy (obsolete)
Etymology
From Medieval Galician Vermuy, Vermũy, ultimately from a lost common noun (vila, agro, castro, busto vel sim) and the name of a 5th-10th centuries landowner, Late Latin Veremudi, genitive of Veremudus; from a Suevic and/or Gothic personal name, from Proto-Germanic *Weramōdaz, from *weraz (“man”) + *mōdaz (“mood; courage”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beɾˈmuj/
Proper noun
Bermui m
- A parish of As Pontes de García Rodríguez, A Coruña, Galicia.
- A village in Bascoi, Mesía, A Coruña, Galicia.
Related terms
- Bermudo
- Bermues
- Bermuín
- Bermún
See also
Bermui on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References
- “Vermuy” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “Bermui” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- Cf. Piel, Joseph M.; Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 281.