Castrove

Galician

Etymology

A Celtic place name attested as alpe Castovre in the 11th century.[1] From Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill, hill-fort”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kasˈtɾɔβe̝/

Proper noun

Castrove m

  1. a mountain in Pontevedra, Galicia

References

  1. ^ Jose Luis Pensado (ed.) (1970) Colección de voces y frases gallegas de Fr. Martín Sarmiento‎[1], Universidad de Salamanca, →ISBN, retrieved 23 June 2018, page 176
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
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