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icicle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈaɪ.sɪ.kl̩/ (UK)
• /ˈʌɪsəkəl/ (Canada)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈaɪs.ɪkl̩/ (UK)

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.

Meanings

1. A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
   • Several days of sub-zero temperatures caused icicles up to 1.5 metres long to form in tunnels across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria. 2021 February 24, “Network News: NR takes pride in track teams as effects of Storm Darcy repelled...”, in RAIL, number 925, page 13:
   • Mor. Miſlike me not for my complexion, / The ſhadowed liuerie of the burniſht ſunne, / To whom I am a neighbour,and neere bred. / Bring me the faireſt creature North-ward borne, / Where Phœbus fire ſcarce thawes the yſicles, / And let vs make inciſion for your loue, / To proue whoſe blood is reddeſt,his or mine. c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 167:

Forms

Deriveds

brinicle · sapcicle · icicular · snotsicle · popsicle · pissicle · icicle plant · icicled · lavacicle · icicle radish · rusticle

Translations (141)

nl ijskegel (a spear-shape of ice) · gl carambo (a spear-shape of ice) · yi סטרעמפּל (a spear-shape of ice) · sq ehull (a spear-shape of ice) · cmn 冰凌 (a spear-shape of ice) · az lülə (a spear-shape of ice) · sq hell (a spear-shape of ice) · es pinganello (a spear-shape of ice) · nl pegel (a spear-shape of ice) · nv tin nááʼáhígíí (a spear-shape of ice) · yi אײַזצאַפּן (a spear-shape of ice) · tr buz sarkıtı (a spear-shape of ice) · yi אײַזליכטל (a spear-shape of ice) · tl kalamoko (a spear-shape of ice) · fa-ira دَرْکالِه (a spear-shape of ice) · bn বরফখণ্ড (a spear-shape of ice) · hi हिमलंब (a spear-shape of ice) · cy pib iâ (a spear-shape of ice) · cmn 冰溜 (a spear-shape of ice) · yi סטראָמפּליע (a spear-shape of ice) · ko 고드름 (a spear-shape of ice) · cmn 冰柱 (a spear-shape of ice) · hy սառցալուլա (a spear-shape of ice) · cmn 冰錐 /冰锥 (a spear-shape of ice) · et jääpurikas (a spear-shape of ice) · ja 氷柱 (a spear-shape of ice) · dsb špingel (a spear-shape of ice) · ga bior seaca (a spear-shape of ice) · mk мра́зулец (a spear-shape of ice) · nrn jokel (a spear-shape of ice) · eu izotz-burruntzi (a spear-shape of ice) · rsk цомпля (a spear-shape of ice) · cs střechýl (a spear-shape of ice) · szl ajscapfyn (a spear-shape of ice) · fa-ira قِنْدیلِ یَخ (a spear-shape of ice) · sk cencúľ (a spear-shape of ice) · crh бузчыкъ (a spear-shape of ice) · ky чоргомуз (a spear-shape of ice) · be сусо́лка (a spear-shape of ice) · kn ಹಿಮದ ಬಿಳಲು (a spear-shape of ice) · ne हिमकला (a spear-shape of ice) · sl ledena sveča (a spear-shape of ice) · sh ледѐница (a spear-shape of ice) · nl ijspegel (a spear-shape of ice) · da istap (a spear-shape of ice) · gv bwoid rioee (a spear-shape of ice) · sv istapp (a spear-shape of ice) · fa-ira قِنْدیل (a spear-shape of ice) · uk буру́лька (a spear-shape of ice) · it ghiacciolo (a spear-shape of ice) · nb istapp (a spear-shape of ice) · fo glerpípa (a spear-shape of ice) · th น้ำแข็งย้อย (a spear-shape of ice) · mn соёо мөс (a spear-shape of ice) · kn ಹಿಮಸರಳು (a spear-shape of ice) · ro țurțur (a spear-shape of ice) · el παγοκρύσταλλος (a spear-shape of ice) · be лядзя́к (a spear-shape of ice) · ru сосу́ля (a spear-shape of ice) · fr glaçon (a spear-shape of ice) · ang ġiċel (a spear-shape of ice) · ba боҙбармаҡ (a spear-shape of ice) · es chuzo (a spear-shape of ice) · mk мра́нѕул (a spear-shape of ice) · sh по̀ледица (a spear-shape of ice) · fa-ira دَرْگُلالِه (a spear-shape of ice) · sh ledènica (a spear-shape of ice) · jje 동곳 (a spear-shape of ice) · ur قَلَمِ یَخ (a spear-shape of ice) · br dant-Genver (a spear-shape of ice) · bo ཁྱགས་དཔྱངས (a spear-shape of ice) · gd caisean-reòta (a spear-shape of ice) · mdf эйсюра (a spear-shape of ice) · hu jégcsap (a spear-shape of ice) · szl snopel (a spear-shape of ice) · fr chandelle de glace (a spear-shape of ice) · es candela (a spear-shape of ice) · es carámbano (a spear-shape of ice) · wa tchandele (a spear-shape of ice) · eo glacipendaĵo (a spear-shape of ice) · nds-de Jökel (a spear-shape of ice) · kk сүңгі (a spear-shape of ice) · af ijspegel (a spear-shape of ice) · nn istapp (a spear-shape of ice) · be сапе́ль (a spear-shape of ice) · ru сосу́лька (a spear-shape of ice) · ga briogadán (a spear-shape of ice) · es candelizo (a spear-shape of ice) · ga reodóg (a spear-shape of ice) · bua һоёо мүльһэн (a spear-shape of ice) · pl sopel (a spear-shape of ice) · fa-ira دَنْگالِه (a spear-shape of ice) · dv އައިސިކަލް (a spear-shape of ice) · lv lāsteka (a spear-shape of ice) · ka ლოლუა (a spear-shape of ice) · be лядзя́ш (a spear-shape of ice) · oc estalactita (a spear-shape of ice) · nds-de Iesjökel (a spear-shape of ice) · as আইচিকল (a spear-shape of ice) · bua дуһаа (a spear-shape of ice) · yua carámbano (a spear-shape of ice) · myv эйзюро (a spear-shape of ice) · sh pòledica (a spear-shape of ice) · cmn 冰錐子 /冰锥子 (a spear-shape of ice) · uz sumalak (a spear-shape of ice) · os ихсыд (a spear-shape of ice) · fa-ira دَنْگْدالِه (a spear-shape of ice) · cy cloch iâ (a spear-shape of ice) · hy սառցալեզվակ (a spear-shape of ice) · gl carambelo (a spear-shape of ice) · ca caramell (a spear-shape of ice) · la stīria (a spear-shape of ice) · lt varveklis (a spear-shape of ice) · is grýlukerti (a spear-shape of ice) · kk сүмелек (a spear-shape of ice) · ga bior siocáin (a spear-shape of ice) · fy iispylk (a spear-shape of ice) · eo pendglacio (a spear-shape of ice) · tg шӯша (a spear-shape of ice) · unm nushhùkòn (a spear-shape of ice) · rsk цомпель (a spear-shape of ice) · pt sincelo (a spear-shape of ice) · cy pibonwyen (a spear-shape of ice) · bua мүльһэн дуһаа (a spear-shape of ice) · gl candea (a spear-shape of ice) · cs rampouch (a spear-shape of ice) · vo gladül (a spear-shape of ice) · ar دَلَاة جَلِيدِيَّة (a spear-shape of ice) · es pinganillo (a spear-shape of ice) · de Eiszapfen (a spear-shape of ice) · vi trụ băng (a spear-shape of ice) · bg висулка (a spear-shape of ice) · eu izotz-kandela (a spear-shape of ice) · tt боз сөңгесе (a spear-shape of ice) · fy iisjûkel (a spear-shape of ice) · vi cột băng (a spear-shape of ice) · az buz lüləsi (a spear-shape of ice) · tr buz saçağı (a spear-shape of ice) · nds-de Iestappen (a spear-shape of ice) · fi jääpuikko (a spear-shape of ice) · ga birín seaca (a spear-shape of ice)