Nendos

Galician

Church of Saint Mary, Cambre
Cecebre

Etymology

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

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. In the Tombo of Celanova since 926: "Nemitos" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  2. Cf. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 288
  3. Schrijver, Peter (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology, Amsterdam: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 34-35
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