frígido
See also: frigido
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin frīgidus, from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriges-, *sriHges-. Compare the inherited doublet frio.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾi.ʒi.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾi.ʒi.do/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɾi.ʒi.du/ [ˈfɾi.ʒi.ðu]
Adjective
frígido (feminine frígida, masculine plural frígidos, feminine plural frígidas)
- cold; frigid (having a low temperature)
- Synonyms: frio, gelado
- cold (emotionally distant or unfeeling)
- Synonym: frio
- frigid (sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin frīgidus, from frīgō (“to be cold”), from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriges-, *sriHges-. Confer the inherited doublet frío.
Adjective
frígido (feminine frígida, masculine plural frígidos, feminine plural frígidas)
- frigid
Related terms
- frigidez
Further reading
- “frígido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014