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angustia.

narrow passage/place/space (pl.), defile; strait, pass; difficulties; meanness;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aŋˈɡʊs.ti.a]Classical-Latin[aŋˈɡus.ti.a]

  1. narrowness, straitness

    declension-1 · feminine · in-plural

  2. defile, straight, gorge

    declension-1 · feminine · figuratively · in-plural

  3. want, scarcity, poverty, anguish

    declension-1 · feminine

  4. brevity, simplicity

    declension-1 · feminine

  5. tribulations, trials, difficulties, necessities

    declension-1 · feminine · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin angustus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin angustia From angustus (“narrow, strait, constricted”) + -ia.

verb[aŋˈɡʊs.ti.aː]Classical-Latin[aŋˈɡus.ti.a]

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of angustiō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
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