icicle

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English isykle, isikel, from Old English *īsġicel, from Proto-West Germanic *īsajikil, *īsajekul, equivalent to ice +‎ ickle. It was assimilated to nouns in -icle, from Latin -iculus—the expected spelling would have -ickle. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Iesjuukel (“icicle”), German Low German Iesjökel, dialectal Danish jisegel (“icicle”), Norwegian isjukel (“icicle”) and Elfdalian aisikkel. === Pronunciation === (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈʌɪsəkəl/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaɪs.ɪkl̩/, /ˈaɪ.sɪ.kl̩/ === Noun === icicle (plural icicles) A drooping, tapering shape of ice. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === cilice