froh
Appearance
See also: fröh
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vrō, from Old High German frō, frao, from Proto-Germanic *frawaz (“quick, glad”). Compare Dutch vrolijk, whence also English frolic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]froh (strong nominative masculine singular froher, comparative froher, superlative am frohsten or am frohesten)
- (of living beings) glad; (momentarily) happy; (momentarily) cheerful [with über (+ accusative) or (higher register) genitive ‘about/with something’]
- Ich bin froh über alles, was ich erreicht habe. ― I am happy about everything I've achieved.
- Du wirst deines Lebens nicht mehr froh. ― You will no longer be happy with your life.
- (of events) merry
- Synonym: fröhlich
- (of activities) merry; hearty; energetic
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of froh
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist froh | sie ist froh | es ist froh | sie sind froh | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | froher | frohe | frohes | frohe |
genitive | frohen | froher | frohen | froher | |
dative | frohem | froher | frohem | frohen | |
accusative | frohen | frohe | frohes | frohe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der frohe | die frohe | das frohe | die frohen |
genitive | des frohen | der frohen | des frohen | der frohen | |
dative | dem frohen | der frohen | dem frohen | den frohen | |
accusative | den frohen | die frohe | das frohe | die frohen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein froher | eine frohe | ein frohes | (keine) frohen |
genitive | eines frohen | einer frohen | eines frohen | (keiner) frohen | |
dative | einem frohen | einer frohen | einem frohen | (keinen) frohen | |
accusative | einen frohen | eine frohe | ein frohes | (keine) frohen |
Comparative forms of froh
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist froher | sie ist froher | es ist froher | sie sind froher | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | froherer | frohere | froheres | frohere |
genitive | froheren | froherer | froheren | froherer | |
dative | froherem | froherer | froherem | froheren | |
accusative | froheren | frohere | froheres | frohere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der frohere | die frohere | das frohere | die froheren |
genitive | des froheren | der froheren | des froheren | der froheren | |
dative | dem froheren | der froheren | dem froheren | den froheren | |
accusative | den froheren | die frohere | das frohere | die froheren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein froherer | eine frohere | ein froheres | (keine) froheren |
genitive | eines froheren | einer froheren | eines froheren | (keiner) froheren | |
dative | einem froheren | einer froheren | einem froheren | (keinen) froheren | |
accusative | einen froheren | eine frohere | ein froheres | (keine) froheren |
Superlative forms of froh
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “froh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “froh” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “froh” in Duden online
- “froh” in OpenThesaurus.de
Hunsrik
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle High German vrō, from Old High German frō, frao, from Proto-Germanic *frawaz (“quick, glad”). Compare Dutch vrolijk, whence also English frolic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]froh (comparative froher, superlative frohest)
Declension
[edit]Declension of froh (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
Weak inflection | nominative | froh | froh | froh | frohe |
accusative | frohe | froh | froh | frohe | |
dative | frohe | frohe | frohe | frohe | |
Strong inflection | nominative | froher | frohe | frohes | frohe |
accusative | frohe | frohe | frohes | frohe | |
dative | frohem | froher | frohem | frohe |
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]froh
Categories:
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/oː
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- German lemmas
- German adjectives
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- Hunsrik terms inherited from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms derived from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Old High German
- Hunsrik terms derived from Old High German
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Hunsrik 1-syllable words
- Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hunsrik/oː
- Rhymes:Hunsrik/oː/1 syllable
- Hunsrik terms with homophones
- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik adjectives
- Hunsrik terms with usage examples
- Pennsylvania German lemmas
- Pennsylvania German adjectives