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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gelicidium, derived from gelū (“frost”) + cadō (“to fall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.liˈt͡ʃi.djo/
- Rhymes: -idjo
- Hyphenation: ge‧li‧cì‧dio
Noun
gelicidio m (plural gelicidi)
- (meteorology) glaze, glaze ice (caused by freezing rain)
Further reading
- gelicidio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
gelicidiō
- dative/ablative singular of gelicidium