Edelmiro Bascuas López (15 April 1931 in Castroverde – 10 February 2011 in Coruna) was a Galician linguist and theologian.
He studied in the Seminar of Mondoñedo and later gave classes of Greek and French in this centre. In 1957 he became graduated in Theology by the University of Salamanca, and in 1968 graduated in classical languages in the University of Madrid. He became professor of Greek in half educations in Valencia and in Coruna.
He contributed in publications like Veleia, Estudios Mindonienses, Studi Celtici, Paleohispánica or Verba.
Estudios de hidronimia paleoeuropea gallega (2002)
Hidronimia y léxico de origen paleoeuropeo en Galicia (2006)
Novos estudos de hidronimia paleoeuropea galega (2014)
Articles
"Uge Rebe Trasanci: Nueva lectura de la inscripción de Santa Comba de Covas (Ferrol, Coruña)" in "Palaeohispánica", Nº. 11, 2011.
"La hidronimia de Galicia: Tres estratos. Paleoeuropeo, celta y latino" in "Estudios mindonienses", Nº. 24, 2008.*
"Aquis Ocerensis, diosa "Ocaera", monte "Ugeres" y O gerês: ¿oger- o uger-?" in "Palaeohispánica", Nº. 7, 2007.
"La diosa Reve y los trasancos" in "Estudios mindonienses", Nº. 22, 2006.
"Zoñán y Cinxe: dos cambios fonéticos excepcionales" in "Estudios mindonienses", Nº. 21, 2005.
"Bretoña, tierra de Britones. Britones, Biortos y Chavellas" in "Estudios mindonienses", Nº. 18, 2002.
"Montoñedo y Valoría" in "Estudios mindonienses", Nº. 17, 2001.
"Ulla, Veleia y otros derivados de la Raíz indoeuropea wel- "hacer girar" in "Veleia", Nº 16 and 17, 1999 and 2000
"Rego y requeixo: Una pervivencia hispana de la raíz indoeuropea er- "moverse" in "Verba: Anuario galego de filoloxia", Nº 27, 2000
