Monterrei

Galician
Castle and palace of Monterrei, where the counts of Monterrei resided

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.
  • “monte rey” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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