Castrove

Galician
A view from atop

Etymology

A Celtic place name attested as alpe Castovre in the 11th century.[1] From Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill, hill-fort”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtɾɔβe̝/

Proper noun

Castrove m

  1. A mountain in Pontevedra, Galicia.

References
  1. Jose Luis Pensado (ed.) (1970) Colección de voces y frases gallegas de Fr. Martín Sarmiento‎, Universidad de Salamanca, →ISBN, page 176
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
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