Glace

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 gefroren oder sehr kalt , 🇪🇸 congelación , 🇮🇹 gelido o molto freddo , 🇵🇹 congelado ou muito frio , 🇨🇳 冰 , 🇯🇵 凍えるように極めて寒い , 🇰🇷 얼음 , 🇸🇦 بارد جدًا أو مثلج , 🇮🇳 बर्फ़ीला या अत्यंत ठंडा

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Etymology

The French noun **glace** (“ice”) comes from Old French *glace*, itself borrowed from Late Latin *glacĭs* (the feminine of *glacĭus*, “icy”). Latin *glacĭs* is derived from the Greek verb *glāxō* “to freeze”, which traces back to the Proto‑Indo‑European root *gley-/*glā- meaning “to freeze or frost.” The word entered French in the 11th century, retaining the literal sense of frozen water and later being used figuratively to describe extreme cold.

Synonyms

gel froid congélation gelée glacialité congélat

Antonyms

chaud chaleur flamme température élevée sud