álgido

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See also: algido

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin algidus (“cold”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Can the mutation of the sense, which seems limited to the Iberian Romance languages, be chronologised or exemplified?”

Adjective

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  1. decisive, critical, pivotal, as of a moment or event
  2. (medicine) algid (cold, chilly)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin algidus (“cold”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Can the mutation of the sense, which seems limited to the Iberian Romance languages, be chronologised or exemplified?”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalxido/ [ˈal.xi.ð̞o]

Adjective

álgido (feminine álgida, masculine plural álgidos, feminine plural álgidas)

  1. decisive, critical, pivotal, as of a moment or event
  2. (medicine) algid

Derived terms

Further reading

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