geada

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Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin gelāta, derived from Latin gelāre (“freeze”). Cognate with Old French gelee.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

geada

  1. frost, hoar frost

Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: xeada, xiada; xelada
  • Portuguese: geada

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Rhymes: -adɐ
  • Hyphenation: ge‧a‧da

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese geada, from Early Medieval Latin gelāta, derived from Latin gelāre (“freeze”). By surface analysis, gear (“to frost”) +‎ -ada. Doublet of gelada and geleia.

Compare Galician xeada, Spanish helada, Catalan gelada, French gelée and Italian gelata.

Noun[edit]

geada f (plural geadas)

  1. (uncountable) frost, hoar frost (frozen dew)
  2. an instance of frost in an area
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective[edit]

geada f sg

  1. feminine singular of geado

Participle[edit]

geada m or f (plural geadas)

  1. past participle of gear
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