Moimenta
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Galician
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Etymology
[edit]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. Cognate with Portuguese Moimenta.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Moimenta
- A village in Macenda parish, Boiro, A Coruña, Galicia
- A village in Milmanda parish, Celanova, Ourense, Galicia
- A village in Vilela parish, Cualedro, Ourense, Galicia
- A village in Traseirexa parish, Vilardevós, Ourense, Galicia
- A village in Arnois parish, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia
- A parish of Campolameiro, Pontevedra, Galicia
- A parish of Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia
- A village in Saídres parish, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia
- a toponymical surname
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Moimenta on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References
[edit]- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Moimenta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “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.
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin monimenta, alteration of monumenta (“tombs”).[1] Cognate with Galician Moimenta and Muimenta.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Moi‧men‧ta
Proper noun
[edit]Moimenta f
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “Moimenta”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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