Celanova

English

Proper noun

Celanova

  1. A municipality of Ourense, Galicia, Spain.

Galician

Etymology

Originally, a monastery founded by Saint Rudesind in 936 in the village then named villare. From Latin cella (“cell, shrine”) + nova (“new”): "New Monastery".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θelaˈnɔβa̝/

Proper noun

Celanova f

  1. a municipality of Ourense, Galicia
  2. a parish of Celanova, Ourense, Galicia

References

  • “Celanova” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
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