Latin

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Etymology

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From gelū (frost) +‎ cadō (to fall) +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gelicidium n (genitive gelicidiī or gelicidī); second declension

  1. (chiefly in the plural) frost

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative gelicidium gelicidia
genitive gelicidiī
gelicidī1
gelicidiōrum
dative gelicidiō gelicidiīs
accusative gelicidium gelicidia
ablative gelicidiō gelicidiīs
vocative gelicidium gelicidia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

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  • Italian: gelicidio

References

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