gelata

Italian

Etymology 1

Participle

gelata f sg

1. feminine singular of gelato

Adjective

gelata

1. feminine singular of gelato

Etymology 2

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin gelāta, derived from Latin gelāre (“freeze”). By surface analysis, gelare +‎ -ata.

Noun

gelata f (plural gelate)

1. frost, freezing

Anagrams

• galate, legata

Latin

Etymology 1

From gelō (“freeze”) +‎ -āta (noun-forming suffix). Attested in the Reichenau Glossary.

Noun

gelāta f (genitive gelātae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

1. frost

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gelāta	gelātae
Genitive	gelātae	gelātārum
Dative	gelātae	gelātīs
Accusative	gelātam	gelātās
Ablative	gelātā	gelātīs
Vocative	gelāta	gelātae

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: gelata
  • Sicilian: jilata
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: gelada
  • Franco-Provençal: gelâ
  • Old French: gelee (see there for further descendants)
  • Occitan: gelada
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Aragonese: chelada
  • Leonese: xelada
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: geada
    • Galician: xeada, geada (reintegrationist)
    • Portuguese: geada
  • Spanish: helada

Etymology 2

Participle

gelāta

1. inflection of gelātus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

gelātā

1. ablative feminine singular of gelātus