ghiaccio

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See also: ghiacciò

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡjat.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -attʃo
  • Hyphenation: ghiàc‧cio

Etymology 1[edit]

Unsuffixed past participle of ghiacciare.

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Adjective[edit]

ghiaccio (feminine ghiaccia, masculine plural ghiacci, feminine plural ghiacce) (uncommon)

  1. icy, frozen, (very) cold, gelid
    Synonyms: freddo, gelato, ghiacciato
    Antonyms: caldo, bollente

Further reading[edit]

  • ghiaccio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *glacium/a, from Latin glaciēs. Doublet of ghiaccia.

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Noun[edit]

ghiaccio m (plural ghiacci)

  1. (uncountable) ice (water in solid form)
  2. (in the plural) used to indicate a very cold place
    tra i ghiacci della Siberia ― in the icy land of Siberia (literally, “among the ices of Siberia”)
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Descendants[edit]
  • → Sicilian: ghiacciu

Further reading[edit]

  • ghiaccio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

ghiaccio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ghiacciare

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