Moimenta

Galician

Moimenta, Boiro

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mojˈmenta̝/

Proper noun

Moimenta

1. A village in Macenda parish, Boiro, A Coruña, Galicia.
2. A village in Milmanda parish, Celanova, Ourense, Galicia.
3. A village in Vilela parish, Cualedro, Ourense, Galicia.
4. A village in Traseirexa parish, Vilardevós, Ourense, Galicia.
5. A village in Arnois parish, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia.
6. A parish of Campolameiro, Pontevedra, Galicia.
7. A parish of Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia.
8. A village in Saídres parish, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia.
9. a toponymical surname

Related terms

• Moimenta da Beira
• Mormenta
• Muimenta
• monumento

See also

• Moimenta on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• 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.