- have been
found all
across the
Celtic world.
Attested examples include Nemetobriga near
Ourense in
northwestern Spain,
Drunemeton in Galatia, at Medionemeton...
-
meaning "hill > hill-fort" or similar: Aviliobris, Letiobri, Talabriga,
Nemetobriga, Louciocelo, Tarbucelo, Caladunum, etc.
Others are
superlative formations...
- AOBRIGA, CALIABRIGA, CALAMBRIGA, CONIMBRIGA, CORUMBRIGA, MIROBRIGA,
NEMETOBRIGA, COELIOBRIGA,
TALABRIGA with
second element *brigā < Proto-Celtic *br̥g-ā...
-
Asturum (Lugo de
Llanera – Asturias),
Brigaetium (Benavente – Zamora), and
Nemetobriga (A
Pobra de
Trives – Ourense),
which was the
religious center. The Astures...
-
testimony of
classic authors and
geographers (Adrobrica, Ebora, Abobrica,
Nemetobriga, Brigantium, Olina, Caladunum, Tyde, Glandomirum, Ocelum...). Some more...
- da
Costa (Maceda, Orense)
Praesidio XVIII North of O
Burgo (Orense)
Nemetobriga XIII
Between A
Pobra de
Trives and
Laroco (Orense) Foro XIX La Rua de...
-
still known under the same name today. To *nāwiā- 'boat (vase, bowl)'.
Nemetobriga:
Probably the
capital of the Tiburi, in SE Galicia. To *nemeto- 'sanctuary'...
