congesta
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Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin congesta (nix) (“accumulated (snow)”), from congestus, perfect passive participle of congerō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central) [kuɲˈʒes.tə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɲˈʒes.tə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [koɲˈd͡ʒes.ta]
Noun
[edit]congesta f (plural congestes)
- an accumulation of snow at a high elevation; a snowbank or snowdrift
- Esquivem una congesta glaçada, superem una barrera de roca i fem cap a una clotada obaga farcida de neu.
- We avoid an icy snowdrift, overcome a barrier of rock, and make for a shady depression filled with snow.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “congesta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
[edit]Participle
[edit]congesta
- inflection of congestus:
Participle
[edit]congestā