Salnés
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See also: salnes
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]This name is attested as Salinense at least since the 9th century;[1] from Latin territorium Salinensem (“territory of the salt works”), from salīna (“salt pan”) + -ēnsis, because of the many salt pans established there during the High Middle Ages.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Salnés m
- A comarca in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- Comarca do Salnés on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References
[edit]- ^ Since the 10th century in the Cartulary of Celanova: "Salienense" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.