congesta
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