frog
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English frogge, from Old English frogga, frocga (“frog”), from Proto-Germanic *fruþgô (“frog”), a pet-form of Proto-Germanic *fruþ-, *frauþaz (“frog”), deverbative of Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop”). Cognate with Old Norse frauki (“frog”), Sanskrit प्लव (plava), प्लवक (plavaka, “frog”), Lithuanian sprūgti (“to leave, escape”), Russian прыгнуть (prýgnutĭ, “to leap”), прыгать (prýgatĭ, “to jump around”), Albanian fryj (“to blow”)).[1] See also frosh, frosk.
Noun[edit]
frog (plural frogs)
- A small tailless amphibian of the order Anura that typically hops
- The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad
- The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick
- An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood
- The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof)
- An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole.
- The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword.
Synonyms[edit]
- (amphibian: frog): frosh, frosk, frock
- (amphibian: frog or toad): pad, paddock
- (railway switch component): common crossing
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Translations[edit]
amphibian
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end of a string instrument’s bow
organ in a horse’s foot
part of a railway
References[edit]
- ^ J.P. Mallory & D.Q. Adams, eds, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, s.v. "Jump" (London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997), 323.
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Verb[edit]
frog (third-person singular simple present frogs, present participle frogging, simple past and past participle frogged)
- To hunt or trap frogs
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From frog legs, stereotypical food of the French. Compare rosbif (“English person”), from roast beef, corresponding French term for English, likewise based on stereotypical food.
Noun[edit]
frog (plural frogs)
Antonyms[edit]
- (French person): rosbif (of an English, by French)
References[edit]
- frog in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Etymology 3[edit]
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Unknown. Possibly from Portuguese froco (“flock”), from Latin floccus (“flock”).
Noun[edit]
frog (plural frogs)
- A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt
- An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of a button, toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop
Translations[edit]
A fastener for clothing consisting of a button that fits through a loop
Verb[edit]
frog (third-person singular simple present frogs, present participle frogging, simple past and past participle frogged)
Etymology 4[edit]
Supposedly from ribbit (“sound made by a frog”) sounding similar to "rip it".
Verb[edit]
frog (third-person singular simple present frogs, present participle frogging, simple past and past participle frogged)
- (transitive) To unravel (a knitted garment).
References[edit]
“frog” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
frog m (genitive froig, nominative plural froganna)
- frog (amphibian)
Declension[edit]
Declension of frog
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| frog | fhrog | bhfrog |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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Volapük[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
frog (plural frogs)
- (male or female) frog (amphibian)
Declension[edit]
declension of frog
Derived terms[edit]
- bimafrog
- braunafrog
- frogahilarvat
- frogajilarvat
- frogaküid
- frogalarvat
- frogav
- frogavan
- frogik
- frogil
- frogül
- frogülil
- grünafrog
- hifrog
- hifrogül
- jifrog
- jifrogül
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