congustia

Latin

Etymology

From congustus (“narrow”) +‎ -ia (noun-forming suffix). Documented from the sixth century CE.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

congustia f (genitive congustiae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. defile

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative congustia congustiae
Genitive congustiae congustiārum
Dative congustiae congustiīs
Accusative congustiam congustiās
Ablative congustiā congustiīs
Vocative congustia congustiae

Descendants
  • Old Catalan: congoxa

References
  1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “angosto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 270
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