LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

algor

algor m (genitive algōris)
Classical[ˈaɫ.ɡɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.ɡor]

Meaning

  1. masculinecold, chilliness
  2. in pluralmasculinecold weather

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealgoralgōrēs
genitivealgōrisalgōrum
dativealgōrīalgōribus
accusativealgōremalgōrēs
ablativealgōrealgōribus
vocativealgoralgōrēs

algor, ōris, m. cf. algeo,
I. cold (that is felt), coldness (class., for the ante-class. algus or algu; acc. to Charis. 23 P., even in Cic.), Plaut. Rud. 1, 3, 33: Prodit hiemps, sequitur crepitans hanc dentibus algor, Lucr. 5, 746 Lachm.: obest praegnantibus, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 10: corpus patiens inediae, vigiliae, algoris, * Sall. C. 5, 3 (cf. Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 20: illam praeclaram tuam patientiam famis, frigoris, inopiae rerum omnium): confectus algore, * Tac. H. 3, 22. In Pliny for cold in gen. (even in the plur.): vites algore intereunt, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 217; 8, 39, 59, § 139: corpus contra algores munire, Plin. 15, 4, 5, § 19.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin algor From algeō (“to be, feel cold”) + -or.

Descendants
  • Englishalgor mortis
  • Italianalgore
  • Portuguesealgor mortis

Quick answers

What does algor mean in Latin?
algor, a noun, means “cold, chilliness; cold weather”.
What is the genitive of algor?
The genitive singular is algōris. algor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce algor?
In classical Latin, [ˈaɫ.ɡɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈal.ɡor].