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Miño
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Appendix:Variations of "mino"
English
Alternative forms
en Minho
Proper noun
en river c/Spain and c/Portugal.
Galician
thumb|Miño / Minho River
Alternative forms
gl Minho reintegrationist
Etymology 1
gl roa-opt Minho, from gl la Minius, from gl qsb-ibe, from gl cel -, either from gl cel-pro *mino- ("mild", compare cy mwyn, ga mín),Curchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136. or from gl ine-pro *mey- to wander.Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University, s.v. Minius. Compare pt Minho.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
Minho (a river in Galicia, Spain, and Portugal)
Related terms
gl Fomiñá from Fonte Miniana; source of the river
Etymology 2
thumb|Miño, A Coruña
Attested as Miino in the 13th century, from gl qsb-ibe.
Pronunciation
gl /ˈmiɲo̝/
Proper noun
m
gl town/and/municipality p/A Coruña autonomous community/Galicia c/Spain
gl
References
Mineo
"Miño" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
gl Rivers
Spanish
es:Río +
thumb|247px|río Miño
Etymology
es la Minius.es i is unexpected and suggests a possible borrowing but palatal raising caused by ñ seems more likely
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es river c/Spain and c/Portugal Minho