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frig
cold (the cold, coldness) /ˈfrig/
noun#1428 most common
Also: chill, cold weather
Example sentences
Afară e frig.
It's cold outside.
Mi-e frig.
I am cold.
Nu-mi place frigul.
I don't like the cold.
Copiii tremurau de frig.
The children were shivering from the cold.
S-a îmbolnăvit din cauza frigului de afară.
He got sick because of the cold outside.
Frigul aspru al iernii îi pătrundea până la oase.
The harsh winter cold penetrated him to the bones.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frig | friguri |
| Genitive | frigului | frigurilor |
| Accusative | frig | friguri |
| Vocative | frig | friguri |
Word family
friguroschilly; sensitive to cold
frigurifever, chills (plural, shifted sense)
frigiderrefrigeratorfrigorificrefrigerating, cooling
Etymology
Frig comes from the Latin neuter noun frigus, frigoris, meaning cold. Latin frigus is generally traced to a Proto-Indo-European root for cold or shivering, the same one behind the Greek word for frost. Romanian kept the word as an everyday noun for the sensation and condition of cold, while other Romance languages built their words for cold from a different Latin adjective, frigidus.
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