frigide

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frīgidus. Doublet of froid, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁi.ʒid/

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Adjective

frigide (plural frigides)

1. frigid (very cold)
2. frigid (unable to take part in sexual intercourse)

Related terms

• frigidaire
• frigidité

Further reading

• “frigide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frīgidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fʁiˈɡiːdə]
• Hyphenation: fri‧gi‧de

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Adjective

frigide (strong nominative masculine singular frigider, comparative frigider, superlative am frigidesten)

1. (medicine) frigid (unable to take part in sexual intercourse)
2. (rare) frigid (very cold)

Declension

Positive forms of frigide

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist frigide	sie ist frigide	es ist frigide	sie sind frigide
strong declension (without article)	nominative	frigider	frigide	frigides	frigide
	genitive	frigiden	frigider	frigiden	frigider
	dative	frigidem	frigider	frigidem	frigiden
	accusative	frigiden	frigide	frigides	frigide
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der frigide	die frigide	das frigide	die frigiden
	genitive	des frigiden	der frigiden	des frigiden	der frigiden
	dative	dem frigiden	der frigiden	dem frigiden	den frigiden
	accusative	den frigiden	die frigide	das frigide	die frigiden
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein frigider	eine frigide	ein frigides	(keine) frigiden
	genitive	eines frigiden	einer frigiden	eines frigiden	(keiner) frigiden
	dative	einem frigiden	einer frigiden	einem frigiden	(keinen) frigiden
	accusative	einen frigiden	eine frigide	ein frigides	(keine) frigiden

Comparative forms of frigide

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist frigider	sie ist frigider	es ist frigider	sie sind frigider
strong declension (without article)	nominative	frigiderer	frigidere	frigideres	frigidere
	genitive	frigideren	frigiderer	frigideren	frigiderer
	dative	frigiderem	frigiderer	frigiderem	frigideren
	accusative	frigideren	frigidere	frigideres	frigidere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der frigidere	die frigidere	das frigidere	die frigideren
	genitive	des frigideren	der frigideren	des frigideren	der frigideren
	dative	dem frigideren	der frigideren	dem frigideren	den frigideren
	accusative	den frigideren	die frigidere	das frigidere	die frigideren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein frigiderer	eine frigidere	ein frigideres	(keine) frigideren
	genitive	eines frigideren	einer frigideren	eines frigideren	(keiner) frigideren
	dative	einem frigideren	einer frigideren	einem frigideren	(keinen) frigideren
	accusative	einen frigideren	eine frigidere	ein frigideres	(keine) frigideren

Superlative forms of frigide

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am frigidesten	sie ist am frigidesten	es ist am frigidesten	sie sind am frigidesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	frigidester	frigideste	frigidestes	frigideste
	genitive	frigidesten	frigidester	frigidesten	frigidester
	dative	frigidestem	frigidester	frigidestem	frigidesten
	accusative	frigidesten	frigideste	frigidestes	frigideste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der frigideste	die frigideste	das frigideste	die frigidesten
	genitive	des frigidesten	der frigidesten	des frigidesten	der frigidesten
	dative	dem frigidesten	der frigidesten	dem frigidesten	den frigidesten
	accusative	den frigidesten	die frigideste	das frigideste	die frigidesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein frigidester	eine frigideste	ein frigidestes	(keine) frigidesten
	genitive	eines frigidesten	einer frigidesten	eines frigidesten	(keiner) frigidesten
	dative	einem frigidesten	einer frigidesten	einem frigidesten	(keinen) frigidesten
	accusative	einen frigidesten	eine frigideste	ein frigidestes	(keine) frigidesten

Further reading

• “frigide” in Duden online
• “frigide” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfri.ɡi.de/

Adjective

frigide

1. cold

Antonyms

• calide

Italian

Adjective

frigide f pl

1. feminine plural of frigido

Latin

Adjective

frīgide

1. vocative masculine singular of frīgidus

Adverb

frīgidē (comparative frīgidius, superlative frīgidissimē)

1. coldly, coolly, frigidly

References

• “frigide”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “frigide”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.