As Anzas

Galician

Etymology

Attested as Asanza during the Middle Ages; from Alesantiam, Alesancia (775), ancient name of a local river (now Río Grande).^[1]^[2] From a substrate language, perhaps from Celtic *Alisantiā;^[3] cognate with French Alzette, Auxence,^[4] German Elsenz,^[5] and with other river names elsewhere in Europe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aˈsanθɐs]

Proper noun

As Anzas

A village in Covelas parish, Ribadeo, Lugo, Galicia

References

Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Asanza”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
“As Anzas” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.

^ Búa, Carlos (2018) Toponimia prelatina de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela: USC, →ISBN, page 78
^ Moralejo, J. J. (2005), "Hidrónimos galaicos con sufijo -antia", in Palaeohispanica, 5, pages 843-846.
^ Delamarre, Xavier (2012) Noms de lieux celtiques de l'Europe ancienne (-500 / +500): dictionnaire, Arles: Errance, →ISBN, page 46.
^ Nègre, Ernest (1990) Toponymie générale de la France. Genève: Droz, vol. I, page 23.
^ Greule, Albrecht (2014) Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen und der dazugehörigen Gebiets-, Siedlungs- und Flurnamen, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 612

[1] Búa, Carlos (2018) Toponimia prelatina de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela: USC, →ISBN, page 78

[2] Moralejo, J. J. (2005), "Hidrónimos galaicos con sufijo -antia", in Palaeohispanica, 5, pages 843-846.

[3] Delamarre, Xavier (2012) Noms de lieux celtiques de l'Europe ancienne (-500 / +500): dictionnaire, Arles: Errance, →ISBN, page 46.

[4] Nègre, Ernest (1990) Toponymie générale de la France. Genève: Droz, vol. I, page 23.

[5] Greule, Albrecht (2014) Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen und der dazugehörigen Gebiets-, Siedlungs- und Flurnamen, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 612

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