Bermui

Galician

Alternative forms

• Bermuy (obsolete)

Etymology

From Medieval Galician Vermuy, Vermũy, ultimately from a lost common noun (vila, agro, castro, busto vel sim) and the name of a 5th-10th centuries landowner, Late Latin Veremudi, genitive of Veremudus; from a Suevic and/or Gothic personal name, from Proto-Germanic *Weramōdaz, from *weraz (“man”) + *mōdaz (“mood; courage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾˈmuj/

Proper noun

Bermui m

1. A parish of As Pontes de García Rodríguez, A Coruña, Galicia
2. A village in Bascoi parish, Mesía, A Coruña, Galicia

Related terms

• Bermudo
• Bermues
• Bermuín
• Bermún

See also

• Bermui on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• “Vermuy” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “Bermui” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.