frigidaire
See also: Frigidaire
English
editEtymology
editFrom Frigidaire, proprietary name of a brand of refrigerators, from Latin frīgidārium.[1][2] Doublet of frigidarium.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfrigidaire (plural frigidaires)
- (now historical) Trademark for a refrigerator.
- 1939, W. H. Auden, The Unknown Citizen:
- He [...] had everything necessary to the Modern Man, / A phonograph, a radio, a car and a frigidaire.
- 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
- “Have you seen Kipper?” I wouldn't say she snorted, but she certainly sniffed. “Bertie,” she said in a voice straight from the frigidaire, “will you do me a favour?” “Of course. What?” “Don't mention that rat's name in my presence,” she said, and pushed off, the eyelids still weary.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Penguin, published 2004, page 659:
- Carpets were spread, divans appeared, as also the latest creation from Italy, a portable frigidaire which held countless bowls of sorbet and iced lemon tea.
References
edit- ^ “Frigidaire, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fridge (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French
editEtymology
editProprietary name, apparently originally based on Latin frīgidārium. Doublet of frigidarium.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfrigidaire m (plural frigidaires)
- Synonym of réfrigérateur (“refrigerator”)
- Hypernym: nom déposé
- (figuratively) freezer (very cold place)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “frigidaire” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “frigidaire” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “frigidaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French frigidaire, from a genericized trademark based on Latin frīgidārium, derived from frīgidus (“cold, cool”). Doublet of frigidario.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfrigidaire m (invariable)
- (obsolete) refrigerator
- Synonym: frigorifero
Further reading
edit- frigidaire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editEither a proprietary name of a brand of refrigerators or a borrowing from French frigidaire (“refrigerator”).
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: fri‧gi‧daire
Noun
editfrigidaire f (plural frigidaires)
- (Rio Grande do Sul) refrigerator
- Synonyms: (Brazil) geladeira, (Portugal) frigorífico
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