Castromaior

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Galician

Iron Age hillfort of Castromaior, Portomarín, in 1956
Iron Age hillfort of Castromaior, Portomarín, in 2014
Relief of the Iron Age hillfort of Castromaior, Portomarín

Etymology

From castro (hillfort) + maior (main; major): "Main Castle".

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Castromaior m

  1. A parish of Portomarín, Lugo, Galicia
  2. A parish of Abadín, Lugo, Galicia

See also

References

  • Castromaior” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (20062018) “Castro Mayor”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG