ghiaccio

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɟat.tʃo/ (original) IPA(key): /ˈdʒat.tʃo/ (late, Romanesco, archaic) IPA(key): /ˈdjat.tʃo/ (late, Tuscan) IPA(key): /ˈɡjat.tʃo/ (spelling pronunciation, now standard) === Etymology 1 === Unsuffixed past participle of ghiacciare. ==== Alternative forms ==== diaccio (Tuscany) ==== Adjective ==== ghiaccio (feminine ghiaccia, masculine plural ghiacci, feminine plural ghiacce) (uncommon) icy, frozen, (very) cold, gelid Synonyms: freddo, gelato, ghiacciato Antonyms: caldo, bollente ==== Further reading ==== ghiaccio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *glacium/a, from Latin glaciēs. Doublet of ghiaccia. Compare Sicilian chiatru. ==== Alternative forms ==== diaccio (Tuscany) ==== Noun ==== ghiaccio m (plural ghiacci) (uncountable) ice (water in solid form) (in the plural) used to indicate a very cold place tra i ghiacci della Siberia ― in the icy land of Siberia (literally, “among the ices of Siberia”) ===== Derived terms ===== ghiacciare ghiaccio secco ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Sicilian: ghiacciu ==== Further reading ==== ghiaccio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== ghiaccio first-person singular present indicative of ghiacciare === Anagrams === giacchio