rigido

See also: rígido

Italian

Etymology

From Latin rigidus (“rigid”), from rigeō (“to am stiff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈri.d͡ʒi.do/
• Rhymes: -idʒido
• Hyphenation: rì‧gi‧do

Adjective

rigido (feminine rigida, masculine plural rigidi, feminine plural rigide, superlative rigidissimo)

1. rigid, stiff, inflexible, unbending, hard

   Synonyms: duro, inflessibile

2. (figurative) rigid, rigorous, strict

   Synonyms: duro, inflessibile, rigoroso

3. (of weather, etc.) rigorous, harsh, severe

Derived terms

• irrigidire
• rigidamente
• rigidezza
• rigidità

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• dirigo, gridio, rigodi

Latin

Adjective

rigidō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rigidus

References

• “rigido”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• rigido in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.