Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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gelicidio m (plural gelicidi)

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

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

Latin

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Noun

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gelicidiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of gelicidium