geliu
Appearance
Catalan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- gèlid (learned)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]geliu (feminine geliua, masculine plural gelius, feminine plural geliues)
- icy, freezing
- 1934, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Camins de França:
- Estava calat, l'aire era geliu, sentia la mullena a l'esquena i al pit, i el fred se m'havia ficat entre carn i pell.
- I was drenched, the air was freezing, I felt dampness on my back and on my chest, and the cold seeped into my bones.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “geliu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024