frigeo

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfriː.ɡe.oː/

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfri.d͡ʒe.o/, [ˈfriː.d͡ʒe.o]

Verb

frīgeō (present infinitive frīgēre); second conjugation, no perfect

I am cold or chilly; freeze.
(figuratively) I am inactive, languid or at a standstill; flag, droop.
(figuratively) I am coldly received or treated; I am without power.

Inflection

No perfect or supine forms.

Derived terms

frīgēdō
frīgefactō
frīgēscō

References

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

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