Nendos

See also: nendos

Galician

Church of Saint Mary, Cambre
Cecebre

Etymology

Attested as Nemitos since the 9th century;[1][2] from Proto-Celtic *nemeto-, meaning either "the sanctuaries" or "the powerful/privileged ones".[3][4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnendos̝/

Proper noun

Nendos m

  1. An an ancient comarca in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It comprised the lands in between the rivers Mero and Mandeo.

References

  1. "Nemitos" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  2. "Nemitos" in Biblioteca Dixital da Galicia Medieval.
  3. Cf. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 288
  4. Schrijver, Peter (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology, Amsterdam: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 34-35
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