algor

Latin

Etymology

From algeō (“I am, feel cold”) +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ɡor/, [ˈäɫ̪ɡɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ɡor/, [ˈälɡor]

Noun

algor m (genitive algōris); third declension

1. cold, chilliness
2. (in the plural) cold weather

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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

Related terms

• algēns
• algeō
• algidus

Descendants

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

References

• “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.