Compostela

== English == === Alternative forms === compostela === Etymology === From Spanish Compostela, from Galician Compostela, from Latin compositella (“the little well-organized one”), from composita (“put together, arranged”) + -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from compōnere (“to put together”), from con- (“with, together”) + pōnere (“to put, to place”), q.v. === Proper noun === Compostela Ellipsis of Santiago de Compostela: a city in Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site. == Cebuano == === Etymology === Named after the Galician city. === Proper noun === Compostela a municipality of Cebu, Philippines 2014 — Wenceslao, Bong, Dalaga Gipabudlot ang Mata sa Engkanto (22 August), SuperBalita (history) a former barrio of Danao, Cebu a municipality of Compostela Valley == Galician == === Etymology === Attested as Conpostella in 966, from Latin compositella, diminutive of composita (“ordered, arranged”), meaning "the (well) composed little one" vel sim. Cognate with Spanish Compostilla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /komposˈtɛla/ === Proper noun === Compostela ? a city in A Coruña, Galicia Synonyms: Santiago, Santiago de Compostela a village in Abeancos parish, Melide, A Coruña, Galicia a village in A Mezquita parish, A Mezquita, Ourense, Galicia a village in Manín parish, Lobios, Ourense, Galicia ==== Related terms ==== compostelán Santiago de Compostela === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “Compostela”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /komposˈtela/ [kõm.posˈt̪e.la] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: Com‧pos‧te‧la === Proper noun === Compostela m ellipsis of Santiago de Compostela: a city in Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site === Further reading === “Compostela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /komposˈtela/ [k̠om.posˈt̪ɛː.lɐ] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: Com‧pos‧te‧la === Proper noun === Compostela (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ) a municipality of Cebu, Philippines a municipality of Davao de Oro, Philippines