Muimenta

Galician

Granaries in Muimenta, Carballeda de Avia

Church of Muimenta, Cospeito

Etymology

Attested as Monimenta in 1135; from the accusative plural of Latin monimentum (“memorial, tomb”), so meaning "the tombs", in probable reference to the presence of ancient dolmens or barrows.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mujˈmenta̝/

Proper noun

Muimenta

1. A parish of Cospeito, Lugo, Galicia
2. A parish of Carballeda de Avia, Ourense, Galicia
3. A village in Salcedo parish, Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia

Related terms

• Moimenta
• Mormenta
• monumento

See also

• Muimenta on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• “Muimenta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “Muimenta” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Muimenta” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.