LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

congestiō

congestiō f (genitive congestiōnis)
Classical[kɔŋˈɡɛs.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛs.ti.o]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecongestiōcongestiōnēs
genitivecongestiōniscongestiōnum
dativecongestiōnīcongestiōnibus
accusativecongestiōnemcongestiōnēs
ablativecongestiōnecongestiōnibus
vocativecongestiōcongestiōnēs

congestĭo, ōnis, f. id., lit.
I. a bringing together; hence, a heaping up, accumulation (rare and not ante-Aug.).
I. In abstr.
A. Prop.: terrae, Vitr. 6, 8, 5; Pall. Mart. 1, 4: stercorum, Pall. 1, 33, 1.—
B. Trop.: enumerationis, Macr. S. 5, 15 fin.: honorum, Mamert. Grat. Act. ad Julian. 22. —
II. In concr., that which is heaped up, a heap, mass, pile, Dig. 19, 2, 57.

Origins

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

In English words that came into English from congestiō

  • congestioncongestiō

Quick answers

What does congestiō mean in Latin?
congestiō, a noun, means “heaping up, accumulation; that which is heaped up; a heap, mass, pile”.
What is the genitive of congestiō?
The genitive singular is congestiōnis. congestiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce congestiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋˈɡɛs.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛs.ti.o].