algor

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin algor.

Noun

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algor (uncountable)

  1. 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

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Etymology

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From algeō (I am, feel cold) +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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algor m (genitive algōris); third declension

  1. cold, chilliness
    Synonym: algus (ante-classical)
  2. (in the plural) cold weather

Usage notes

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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

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative algor algōrēs
Genitive algōris algōrum
Dative algōrī algōribus
Accusative algōrem algōrēs
Ablative algōre algōribus
Vocative algor algōrēs
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Descendants

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  • English: algor mortis
  • Italian: algore
  • Portuguese: algor mortis

References

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  • 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.