congestio

Latin

Etymology

congestus, perfect passive participle of congerō (“to bring together”) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈɡes.ti.oː/, [kɔŋˈɡɛs̠t̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈd͡ʒes.ti.o/, [kon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛst̪io]

Noun

congestiō f (genitive congestiōnis); third declension

  1. heaping up, accumulation
  2. that which is heaped up; a heap, mass, pile

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative congestiō congestiōnēs
Genitive congestiōnis congestiōnum
Dative congestiōnī congestiōnibus
Accusative congestiōnem congestiōnēs
Ablative congestiōne congestiōnibus
Vocative congestiō congestiōnēs

References
  • “congestio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • congestio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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