estalagmita

Catalan

Noun

estalagmita f (plural estalagmites)

1. stalagmite

See also

• estalactita

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin stalagmitēs, based on Ancient Greek σταλαγμός (stalagmós, “a dropping, dripping”) or στάλαγμα (stálagma, “drop”), from σταλάσσω (stalássō, “to let drop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /estalaɡˈmita/ [es.t̪a.laɣ̞ˈmi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: es‧ta‧lag‧mi‧ta

Noun

estalagmita f (plural estalagmitas)

1. stalagmite

See also

• estalactita

Further reading

• “estalagmita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014