gelicidio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gelicidium, derived from gelū (“frost”) + cadō (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.liˈt͡ʃi.djo/
  • Rhymes: -idjo
  • Hyphenation: ge‧li‧cì‧dio

Noun

gelicidio m (plural gelicidi)

  1. (meteorology) glaze, glaze ice (caused by freezing rain)

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

gelicidiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of gelicidium
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