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): (Valencian) [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