Cerponzóns

Galician

Alternative forms

• Cerponçoms (reintegrationist)
• Serponçoms (reintegrationist)
• Cerponções (reintegrationist)
• Serponções (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Attested as Serponções in 1433 and as Serpenciones in 1019. From Serpentiōnis, genitive of Serpentiō, from the Latin personal name Serpentius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeɾponˈθoŋs/, (traditionally) /seɾponˈsoŋs/

Proper noun

Cerponzóns m

1. A parish of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia

References

• “Cerponzóns” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Serpenç”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG