frio

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See also: frío

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Spanish frio, from Latin frīgidus (cold).

Adjective

frio (Latin spelling)

  1. cold
    Synonym: yelado

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *frios > *friāō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰriH-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (to cut).

Pronunciation

Verb

friō (present infinitive friāre, perfect active friāvī, supine friātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to crumble, rub, or break into pieces

Conjugation

   Conjugation of friō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present friō friās friat friāmus friātis friant
imperfect friābam friābās friābat friābāmus friābātis friābant
future friābō friābis friābit friābimus friābitis friābunt
perfect friāvī friāvistī friāvit friāvimus friāvistis friāvērunt,
friāvēre
pluperfect friāveram friāverās friāverat friāverāmus friāverātis friāverant
future perfect friāverō friāveris friāverit friāverimus friāveritis friāverint
passive present frior friāris,
friāre
friātur friāmur friāminī friantur
imperfect friābar friābāris,
friābāre
friābātur friābāmur friābāminī friābantur
future friābor friāberis,
friābere
friābitur friābimur friābiminī friābuntur
perfect friātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect friātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect friātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present friem friēs friet friēmus friētis frient
imperfect friārem friārēs friāret friārēmus friārētis friārent
perfect friāverim friāverīs friāverit friāverīmus friāverītis friāverint
pluperfect friāvissem friāvissēs friāvisset friāvissēmus friāvissētis friāvissent
passive present frier friēris,
friēre
friētur friēmur friēminī frientur
imperfect friārer friārēris,
friārēre
friārētur friārēmur friārēminī friārentur
perfect friātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect friātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present friā friāte
future friātō friātō friātōte friantō
passive present friāre friāminī
future friātor friātor friantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives friāre friāvisse friātūrum esse friārī friātum esse friātum īrī
participles friāns friātūrus friātus friandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
friandī friandō friandum friandō friātum friātū

Derived terms

Related terms

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 243-4

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin frīgidum (cold).

Pronunciation

  • (Galicia) IPA(key): /ˈfɾi.o/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɾi.ʊ/
  • Rhymes: -io

Adjective

frio (plural frios, feminine fria, feminine plural frias)

  1. cold

Noun

frio m

  1. cold

Descendants

  • Galician: frío
  • Portuguese: frio

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese frio, from Latin frīgidus (cold), from frīgeō (to be cold), from frigus (cold, coldness), from Proto-Indo-European *sriHgos-, *sriges-, *sriHges-. Compare Galician and Spanish frío, Asturian fríu, Catalan fred, Italian freddo. Doublet of frígido.

Pronunciation

  • (Lisbon) IPA(key):
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: fri‧o

Adjective

frio (feminine fria, masculine plural frios, feminine plural frias, comparable, comparative mais frio, superlative o mais frio or friíssimo or frigidíssimo, diminutive friozinho or friinho)

  1. cold
    1. having low temperatures; cool
    2. (figuratively) insensitive

Noun

frio m (uncountable)

  1. cold
  2. coldness

Related terms

Descendants

  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: friu
  • Kabuverdianu: friu
  • Papiamentu: friu

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾjo/
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: frio

Verb

frio

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of freír