permafrost

English

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Etymology

perma- +‎ frost

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: ˈpɝməˌfrɔst

Noun

permafrost (plural permafrosts)

1. Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.
   • 2003, Johannes C. Nonner, Introduction to Hydrogeology, ISBN 9026518706, page 157,

     Nevertheless, the water molecule is present, as ice, in a solid form in frozen soils or permafrosts, which cover large regions characterised by a polar climate.

See also

• cryogenesis

Derived terms

• permafrosted

Translations

permanently frozen ground

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 永久凍土 (cmn), 永久冻土 (cmn) (yǒngjiǔ dòngtǔ)

• Finnish: ikirouta (fi)
• French: pergélisol (fr) m, permafrost (fr) m
• German: Permafrostboden (de) n
• Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ
• Irish: talamh síorshioctha (ga) m, talamh shíorshioctha (ga) f
• Italian: permafrost (it)

• Japanese: 永久凍土 (ja) (えいきゅうとうど, eikyūtōdo)
• Korean: 영구동토 (ko) (yeonggudongto) (永久凍土 (ko))
• Manx: sheer-rio (gv) m
• Polish: wieczna zmarzlina (pl) f
• Russian: вечная мерзлота (ru) (véčnaja merzlotá) f
• Spanish: permafrost (es) m, permacongelamiento (es) m, permagel (es) m, pergelisuelo (es) m, pergelisol (es) m, suelo permanentemente congelado (es) m, suelo permanentemente helado (es) m

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French

Etymology

perma- +‎ frost.

Noun

permafrost m (plural permafrosts)

1. permafrost

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Spanish

Etymology

From English permafrost.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌpeɾ.ma.ˈfɾost/

Noun

permafrost m (usually uncountable)

1. (geology) permafrost

Synonyms

• permagel m
• permacongelamiento m