permafrost

English

Etymology

perma- +‎ frost

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝməˌfɹɔst/

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

• Catalan: pergelisòl (ca) m
• Chinese:

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

• Finnish: ikirouta
• French: pergélisol (fr) m, permafrost (fr) m
• Georgian: მრავალწლოვანი მზრალობა (mravalc̣lovani mzraloba), მარადი მზრალობა (maradi mzraloba)
• German: Permafrostboden (de) n
• Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ (aujuittuq)
• Irish: talamh síorshioctha m, talamh shíorshioctha f
• Italian: permafrost

• Japanese: 永久凍土 (えいきゅうとうど, eikyūtōdo)
• Korean: 영구동토 (yeonggudongto) (永久凍土)
• Latvian: mūžīgais sasalums m
• Manx: sheer-rio m
• Maori: upokomārō pūmau
• Polish: wieczna zmarzlina f
• Portuguese: permafrost m
• Russian: ве́чная мерзлота́ f (véčnaja merzlotá)
• Spanish: permafrost (es) m, permacongelamiento m, permagel m, pergelisuelo m, pergelisol m, suelo permanentemente congelado m, suelo permanentemente helado m
• Welsh: rhew parhaol m (North), iâ parhaol m (South)

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French

Etymology

perma- +‎ frost.

Noun

permafrost m (plural permafrosts)

1. permafrost

Further reading

• “permafrost” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Portuguese

Noun

permafrost m (uncountable)

1. (geology) permafrost (permanently frozen ground)

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Spanish

Etymology

From English permafrost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpeɾ.ma.ˈfɾost/

Noun

permafrost m (uncountable)

1. (geology) permafrost

Synonyms

• permagel m
• permacongelamiento m