congostra

Galician

congostra ("sunken lane")

Alternative forms

• congosta

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese congosta, congostra, from the feminine of Late Latin congustus (“narrow”) < coangustus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koŋˈɡostɾɐ]

Noun

congostra f (plural congostras)

1. sunken lane

   Synonyms: corgo, quiringostra

Derived terms

• Congostra
• Congostro

Related terms

• angosto (“narrow”)
• angostura (“narrowness”)

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “congostra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “congostra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “congostra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “congostra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• congosta

Etymology

From the feminine of Late Latin congustus (“narrow”) < coangustus.

Noun

congostra f (plural congostras)

1. (Galicia) sunken lane
   • 1323, Lucas Álvarez, Manuel and Lucas Domínguez, Pedro (eds.), El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos. Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 456:

     tres quartas dese noso casal d'Espõõsende [...] con todas suas pertenças et entradas et yxidas, asy conmo parte per la congostra que uay para Santiago

     three quarters of our farm of Esposende [...] with all its possessions and entries and exits, as if parts by the sunken lane that goes to Santiago

Descendants

Galician: congostra

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “congostra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “congostra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega