Pollestres

English

Proper noun

Pollestres

2. A town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia.

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin palūdestris, feminine of palūdester (“swampy, marshy”), from palūs, palūdis (“swamp, marsh”) + -ester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [puˈʎes.tɾəs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [poˈʎes.tɾəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [poˈʎes.tɾes]

Proper noun

Pollestres f pl (plural only)

1. Pollestres (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)

Derived terms

• pollestrenc
• pollestrí

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Pollestres, from Latin palūdestris, feminine of palūdester (“swampy, marshy”), from palūs, palūdis (“swamp, marsh”) + -ester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.ljɛtʁ/, /pɔ.jɛtʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtʁ

Proper noun

Pollestres m or f

1. Pollestres (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)

Derived terms

• pollestrenc