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frigeo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From frīgus (cold, coldness) +‎ -eō, from Proto-Indo-European *sriges-, *sriHges-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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frīgeō (present infinitive frīgēre, perfect active frīxī or frīguī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to be cold or chilly; freeze
  2. (figuratively) to be inactive, languid or at a standstill; flag, droop
  3. (figuratively) to be coldly received or treated; to be without power

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Vulgar Latin: *frīctiare

References

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  • frigeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • frigeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • frigeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.