Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin gelicidium, derived from gelū (frost) + cadō (to fall).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.liˈt͡ʃi.djo/
  • Rhymes: -idjo
  • Hyphenation: ge‧li‧cì‧dio

Noun edit

gelicidio m (plural gelicidi)

  1. (meteorology) glaze, glaze ice (caused by freezing rain)

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • gelicidio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin edit

Noun edit

gelicidiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of gelicidium