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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gelidus, derived from gelū, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *gel- (“cold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.li.do/
- Rhymes: -ɛlido
- Hyphenation: gè‧li‧do
Adjective
gelido (feminine gelida, masculine plural gelidi, feminine plural gelide, diminutive (rare) gelidìno)
- icy, freezing, gelid
- frosty
Derived terms
Further reading
- gelido in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
gelidō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of gelidus