Nendos

See also: nendos

Galician

Etymology

Attested as Nemitos since the 9th century;[1][2] from Proto-Celtic *nemetom, meaning either "the sanctuaries" or "the powerful/privileged ones".[3][4]

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. ^ "Nemitos" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  2. ^ "Nemitos" in Biblioteca Dixital da Galicia Medieval.
  3. ^ Cf. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 288
  4. ^ Schrijver, Peter (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology, Amsterdam: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 34-35