frost
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English frost, from Old English frost (“frost”), from Proto-Germanic *frustaz (“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (“to freeze; frost”). Cognate with West Frisian froast (“frost”), Dutch vorst (“frost”), German Frost (“frost”), Swedish frost (“frost”), Icelandic frost (“frost”), Latin pruīna (“hoarfrost, frost, rime, snow”). Related to freeze.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
frost (plural frosts)
- A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Some of these are tree branches, plant stems, leaves, wires, poles, vehicles, rooftops, or aircraft skin. Frost is the same process by which dew is formed except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing. Frost can be light or heavy.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 47.
- It is more probable, in almost every country of Europe, that there will be frost sometime in January, than that the weather will continue open throughout that whole month;
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 47.
- The cold weather that would cause frost as in (1) to form.
Translations[edit]
cover of minute ice crystals
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cold weather that would cause frost
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Verb[edit]
frost (third-person singular simple present frosts, present participle frosting, simple past and past participle frosted)
- To get covered with frost.
- To coat something (eg a cake) with white icing to resemble frost.
- To anger or annoy.
- I think the boss's decision frosted him, a bit.
Translations[edit]
to get covered with frost
to coat with white icing to resemble frost
Derived terms[edit]
terms derived from frost
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse frost.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /frɔst/, [fʁ̥ʌsd̥]
Noun[edit]
frost c (singular definite frosten, not used in plural form)
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse frost.
Noun[edit]
frost n (genitive singular frosts, plural frost)
Declension[edit]
declension of frost
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Norwegian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse frost.
Noun[edit]
frost n
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *frustą, *frustaz, akin to Old High German frost, Old Norse frost.
Noun[edit]
frost m
Descendants[edit]
- English: frost
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *frustą, *frustaz, akin to Old English frost, Old Norse frost.
Noun[edit]
frost m
Descendants[edit]
- German: Frost
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *frustą, *frustaz, akin to Old English frost, Old High German frost.
Noun[edit]
frost n
Descendants[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse frost.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
frost c
Declension[edit]
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English nouns
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- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish nouns
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic nouns
- Norwegian terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian nouns
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English nouns
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old High German nouns
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
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