Esperanto

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Etymology

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From glacio (ice) +‎ -a (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): [ɡlaˈt͡sia]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: gla‧ci‧a

Adjective

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glacia (accusative singular glacian, plural glaciaj, accusative plural glaciajn)

  1. icy

Derived terms

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Adjective

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glacia

  1. glacial (of or relating to ice or cold)
  2. icy

Synonyms

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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glacia f (genitive glaciae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. Alternative form of glaciēs (ice) (attested from the 4th c. CE)[1]
Declension
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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative glacia glaciae
Genitive glaciae glaciārum
Dative glaciae glaciīs
Accusative glaciam glaciās
Ablative glaciā glaciīs
Vocative glacia glaciae

References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “glacies”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 142

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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glaciā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of glaciō