Moimenta
Galician
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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
Proper noun
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
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.