Monterrei

Galician

Etymology

From monte (“mountain”) +‎ rei (“king”), once spelled monte rey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [monteˈrej]

Proper noun

Monterrei m

  1. a municipality of Ourense, Galicia

Descendants

  • → Spanish: Monterrey

References

  • “Monterrei” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “monte rey”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
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