algor
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
algor (uncountable)
- cold, chilliness
- 1878, The Monthly Abstract of Medical Science, volume 5, page 445:
- […] with suffocation, dyspnea, cold sweats, paleness of the face, algor of the extremities, etc., […]
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From algeō (“I am, feel cold”) + -or.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.ɡor/, [ˈäɫ̪ɡɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.ɡor/, [ˈälɡor]
Noun edit
algor m (genitive algōris); third declension
- cold, chilliness
- Synonym: algus (ante-classical)
- (in the plural) cold weather
Usage notes edit
The difference between frīgus and algor is that algor as "cold" indicates that the temperature is so freezing that it is pinching and uncomfortable, whereas frīgus just means "the cold" in general. The main exception is that Pliny the Elder uses algor as "cold" in general.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | algor | algōrēs |
| Genitive | algōris | algōrum |
| Dative | algōrī | algōribus |
| Accusative | algōrem | algōrēs |
| Ablative | algōre | algōribus |
| Vocative | algor | algōrēs |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: algor mortis
- Italian: algore
- Portuguese: algor mortis
References edit
- “algor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “algor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- algor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.