gelid

English

WOTD – 26 February 2008

Etymology

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First attested in 1630. From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelu (“frost”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛl.ɪd/

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Adjective

gelid (comparative more gelid, superlative most gelid)

1. Very cold; icy or frosty.
   • 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History

     Of Cassandra-Marat we have spoken often; yet the most surprising truth remains to be spoken: that he actually does not want sense; but, with croaking gelid throat, croaks out masses of the truth, on several things.

   • New Yorker. (Can we date this quote?)

     A man of gelid reserve.

   • 2005, Robert Jordan, Knife of Dreams:

     In the worst of summer the tower remained cool, yet the air seemed feverish and gelid when sisters of different Ajahs came too close.

Derived terms

• gelidity / gelidness
• gelidly

Related terms

Category English terms derived from the Fakkanci root gelid- not found

Translations

very cold; icy

• Bulgarian: леден (bg) (leden)
• Czech: ledový (cs) m, (of water also:) krahová f
• Finnish: jäätävä (fi), jääkylmä (fi)
• French: froid (fr), glacé (fr), glacial (fr)
• Georgian: გაყინული (gaq̇inuli), ყინულოვანი (q̇inulovani), ყინულიანი (q̇inuliani), ცივ-ცივი (civ-civi), ცივი (civi)
• Italian: gelido (it), freddo (it), gelato (it), ghiacciato (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: gélido (pt)
• Russian: ледяно́й (ru) (ledjanój)
• Spanish: gélido (es) m
• Swedish: iskall (sv), frusen (sv)

Anagrams

• glide, lidge, liged

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Dutch

Etymology

From ge- +‎ lid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈlɪt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ge‧lid
• Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

gelid n (plural gelederen)

1. row of a formation, battle line
2. an organizational rank, especially a military rank

Descendants

• Afrikaans: gelid

Noun

gelid n (plural geleden)

1. a joint, a point of articulation

Anagrams

• gilde, ledig