algere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin algēre (“to feel cold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.d͡ʒe.re/, /alˈd͡ʒe.re/
• Rhymes: -aldʒere, -ere
• Hyphenation: àl‧ge‧re, al‧gé‧re

Verb

àlgere or algére (no present, first-person singular past historic àlsi, no past participle, no imperfect, no future, no subjunctive, no imperfect subjunctive, no imperative)

1. (archaic, poetic, intransitive) to feel cold, to freeze

   Synonyms: avere freddo, gelare

Usage notes

• Only used in the past historic tense and present participle. In the past historic, used only in the forms àlsi (first person singular) and àlse (third person singular). An 1895 grammar mentions the form àlsero (third person plural), but it may not exist.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of àlgere or algére (root-stressed -ere; irregular; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	àlgere, algére
auxiliary verb		—	gerund		—
present participle		algènte	past participle		—
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
past historic	àlsi	—	àlse	—	—	—
future	—	—	—	—	—	—
conditional	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		—	—	—	—	—
negative imperative		—	—	—	—	—

Related terms

• algente
• algido
• algore

 

Anagrams

• galere, gelare, gelerà, legare, regale, relega

Latin

Verb

algēre

1. present active infinitive of algeō