álgido

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (figuratively) decisive, critical, pivotal (of a moment or event)
2. very cold
3. algid (low body temperature in connection with certain diseases)

Sinonieme

apogeo

auge

💥

culminación

álgida

Vertalings

algido

eisig

algide

àlgid

icy

algid

παγετώδης

chilly

froid

🥶

kil

koud

🥶

àlgid -a

álgido

àlgida

heiß

🥵

Gekoppel as

ál‧gi‧do

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈalxido/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Latyn: algidus

Verwante met Italiaans: algente

Verwante met Engels: algor

In summary

Borrowed from Latin algidus (“very cold”), used in medical and poetic senses to describe coldness and stiffness. The figurative sense is perhaps derived from the frequently fatal algid stage of a fever (characterized by coldness as a result of shock).
See also Italian algente (“cold”) and English algor.