Bergantiños

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Galician

Barizo, Bergantiños
The town of Caión, Bergantiños

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested as Bregantinos since the 9th century;[1] either from Latin Brigantīnōs (people of Brigantium),[2] from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, or directly from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (king) (compare Old Welsh brennin, brennhin).[3]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /beɾɡanˈtiɲos/
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /beɾħanˈtiɲos/

  • Rhymes: -iɲos
  • Hyphenation: Ber‧gan‧ti‧ños

Proper noun

Bergantiños m

  1. A comarca in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
  2. A village in Muxía, A Coruña, Galicia
  3. a toponymical surname

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See also

References

  • "Bergantiños" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega. <http://ilg.usc.es/cag/>
  1. ^ In the Tombo of Celanova since 942: "Bregantinos" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  2. ^ Navaza, Gonzalo (2016 November 8) “A orixe literaria do nome da Coruña”, in Revista Galega de Filoloxía, volume 17, →DOI, retrieved 7 March 2018, pages 119-164
  3. ^ Cf. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 77-78