Pollestres

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin palūdestris, feminine of palūdester (“swampy, marshy”), from palūs, palūdis (“swamp, marsh”) + -ester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [puˈʎes.tɾəs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [poˈʎes.tɾəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [poˈʎes.tɾes]

Proper noun

Pollestres f pl (plural only)

1. a town of the Rosselló (Roussillon) district in Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France

Derived terms

• pollestrenc
• pollestrí

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Pollestres, from Latin palūdestris, feminine of palūdester (“swampy, marshy”), from palūs, palūdis (“swamp, marsh”) + -ester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.ljɛtʁ/, /pɔ.jɛtʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtʁ

Proper noun

Pollestres m or f

1. A town in Roussillon district, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France

Derived terms

• pollestrenc