Frost
English
Proper noun
Frost
- A surname
Derived terms
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German vrost, from Old High German frost, from Proto-Germanic *frustaz. Cognate with Dutch vorst, English frost, Icelandic frost.
Pronunciation
Noun
Frost m (genitive Frostes or Frosts, plural Fröste)
- frost; freezing weather (weather conditions below 0 °C)
- frost; ice; all the natural phenomena caused by such weather collectively
- a sensation of cold, especially due to illness
Usage notes
- Though Frost is commonly used for layers of ice or hard snow, it does not specifically refer to the kind of minute ice crystals known as frost in English. For that see Reif.
Declension
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Further reading
- “Frost” in Duden online
Plautdietsch
Noun
Frost m
Derived terms
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