llampegadissa

Catalan

FWOTD – 26 March 2023

Etymology

By surface analysis, llampegat +‎ -issa.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ʎəm.pə.ɡəˈdi.sə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ʎam.pe.ɡaˈdi.sa/

Noun

llampegadissa f (plural llampegadisses)

a series of lightning flashes
- 1946, Ramon Vinyes i Cluet, A la boca dels núvols:
  Rebenta de sobte un gran terrabastall de trons que ha estat precedit per una enlluernadora llampegadissa.
  A great crashing din of thunderclaps, which has been preceded by a dazzling series of lighting flashes, suddenly bursts forth.

Further reading

“llampegadissa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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