algidus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from algeō (“I am, feel cold”) +‎ -idus (“tending towards”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ɡi.dus/, [ˈäɫ̪ɡɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.d͡ʒi.dus/, [ˈäl̠ʲd͡ʒid̪us]

Adjective

algidus (feminine algida, neuter algidum); first/second-declension adjective

1. cold (i.e., so cold as to be uncomfortable)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	algidus	algida	algidum		algidī	algidae	algida
Genitive	algidī	algidae	algidī		algidōrum	algidārum	algidōrum
Dative	algidō		algidō		algidīs
Accusative	algidum	algidam	algidum		algidōs	algidās	algida
Ablative	algidō	algidā	algidō		algidīs
Vocative	algide	algida	algidum		algidī	algidae	algida

Synonyms

• frīgidus (common word for "cold")

Related terms

• algeō
• algescō
• algificus
• algor
• algus

Descendants

Descendants

• Catalan: àlgid
• English: algid
• French: algide
• Italian: algido
• Portuguese: álgido
• Spanish: álgido

References

• “algidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “algidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• algidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “algidus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “algidus”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press