Salnés

See also: salnes

Galician

People collecting mollusks in the mudflats of the Salnés

The town of Cambados, in the Salnés

Etymology

This name is attested as Salinense at least since the 9th century;^[1] from Latin territorium Salinensem (“territory of the salt works”), from salīna (“salt pan”) + -ēnsis, because of the many salt pans established there during the High Middle Ages.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /salˈnes/

Proper noun

Salnés m

A comarca in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Related terms

Sanlés

References

^ Since the 10th century in the Cartulary of Celanova: "Salienense" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.

[1] Since the 10th century in the Cartulary of Celanova: "Salienense" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.

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