Moimenta

Attested as Monimenta in 958; from the accusative plural of Latin monimentum (“memorial, tomb”), so meaning "the tombs", in probable reference to the presence of ancient dolmens and barrows. Cognate with Portuguese Moimenta.

• IPA^(key): /mojˈmenta̝/

Moimenta ?

1. a village in Macenda parish, Boiro, A Coruña, Galicia
2. a village in Milmanda parish, Celanova, Ourense, Galicia
3. a village in Vilela parish, Cualedro, Ourense, Galicia
4. a village in Traseirexa parish, Vilardevós, Ourense, Galicia
5. a village in Arnois parish, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia
6. a parish of Campolameiro, Pontevedra, Galicia
7. a parish of Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia
8. a village in Saídres parish, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia
9. a toponymical surname

• Mormenta
• Muimenta
• monumento

• Moimenta on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Moimenta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “Moimenta” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Moimenta” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Inherited from Latin monimenta, alteration of monumenta (“tombs”).^[1] Cognate with Galician Moimenta and Muimenta.

• Hyphenation: Moi‧men‧ta

Moimenta f

1. a toponym indicating the presence of a megalithic tomb, such as a dolmen:
   1. a parish of Terras de Bouro, Braga district, Portugal
   2. a parish of Vinhais, Bragança district, Portugal
   3. a parish of Cinfães, Viseu district, Portugal