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glacies

Pronunciation: [ˈɡɫa.ki.eːs]

“glacies” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. ice
  2. hardness

In Latin

  1. Aqua congelata, aqua gelu concreta.
  2. durities, rigor.

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Attested from Varro onwards. The ending is -iēs (noun-forming suffix), and the initial element is traditionally compared to gelū (“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel-u-, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to freeze”). Nevertheless, per De Vaan, there is no apparent way to derive glaciēs from the latter. Lewis & Short proposed a connection with Ancient Greek γάλα (gála,…

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