| frost May 26th 2013, 01:05 | | | | Line 6: | Line 6: | | | | | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | | − | From {{etyl|enm|en}} {{term|frost|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang|en}} {{term|frost||frost|lang=ang}}, from {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} {{recons|frustaz||frost|lang=gem-pro}}, from {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{recons|prews-||to burn, freeze|lang=ine-pro}}. Cognate with West Frisian {{term|froast||frost|lang=fy}}, Dutch {{term|vorst||frost|lang=nl}}, German {{term|Frost||frost|lang=de}}. Related to {{l/en|freeze}}. | + | From {{etyl|enm|en}} {{term|frost|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang|en}} {{term|frost||frost|lang=ang}}, from {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} {{recons|frustaz||frost|lang=gem-pro}}, from {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{recons|prews-||to freeze; frost|lang=ine-pro}}. Cognate with West Frisian {{term|froast||frost|lang=fy}}, Dutch {{term|vorst||frost|lang=nl}}, German {{term|Frost||frost|lang=de}}, {{etyl|sv|-}} {{term|frost||frost|lang=sv}}, {{etyl|is|-}} {{term|frost||frost|lang=is}}, {{etyl|la|-}} {{term|pruina|pruīna|hoarfrost, frost, rime, snow|lang=la}}. Related to {{l/en|freeze}}. | | | | | | | | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== |
Latest revision as of 01:05, 26 May 2013 English [edit] Wikipedia  Frost on a leaf and grass.  Close-up look at frost crystals. Etymology [edit] From Middle English frost, from Old English frost ("frost"), from Proto-Germanic *frustaz ("frost"), from Proto-Indo-European *prews- ("to freeze; frost"). Cognate with West Frisian froast ("frost"), Dutch vorst ("frost"), German Frost ("frost"), Swedish frost ("frost"), Icelandic frost ("frost"), Latin pruīna ("hoarfrost, frost, rime, snow"). Related to freeze. Pronunciation [edit] frost (plural frosts) - A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Some of these are tree branches, plant stems, leaves, wires, poles, vehicles, rooftops, or aircraft skin. Frost is the same process by which dew is formed except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing. Frost can be light or heavy.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 47.
- It is more probable, in almost every country of Europe, that there will be frost sometime in January, than that the weather will continue open throughout that whole month;
- The cold weather that would cause frost as in (1) to form.
Translations [edit] cover of minute ice crystals - Ainu: シンナㇺ (sinnam)
- Albanian: ngricë (sq) f, brymë (sq) f
- Armenian: եղյամ (hy) (eġyam)
- Aromanian: brumã (rup) f
- Aymara: juyphi (ay)
- Catalan: gelada (ca) f, glaçada (ca) f, gebre (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 霜 (cmn) (shuāng)
- Czech: jinovatka (cs) f, mráz (cs) m
- Danish: frost (da) c
- Dutch: rijp (nl), rijm (nl)
- Esperanto: prujno (eo)
- Estonian: härmatis (et)
- Faroese: frost (fo) n
- Finnish: kuura (fi)
- French: givre (fr) m
- Galician: rosada (gl) f
- German: Reif (de) m
- Greek: πάγος (el) (págos) m, πάχνη (el) (páchni) f
- Guaraní: eláda (gn)
- Hungarian: dér (hu), zúzmara (hu)
- Icelandic: frost (is) n
- Irish: sioc (ga) m, siocán (ga) m, reo (ga) m, cuisne (ga) m
- Italian: brina (it) f
- Japanese: 霜 (ja) (しも, shimo)
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cold weather that would cause frost - Arabic: صقيع (ar) (saqīʿ) m
- Egyptian Arabic: صقيع (saqīʿ), تلج (talg) m
- Armenian: սառնամանիք (hy) (saṙnamanik')
- Aromanian: dzer (rup)
- Belarusian: мароз (be) (maróz) m
- Bulgarian: мраз (bg) (mraz) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 嚴寒 (cmn), 严寒 (cmn) (yánhán), 冰凍 (cmn), 冰冻 (cmn) (bīngdòng), 寒冷 (cmn) (hánlěng), 霜 (cmn) (shuāng)
- Coptic:
- Bohairic: ⲱϫⲉⲃ (ōdʒev) m, ⲡⲁⲭⲛⲏ (paxny) f,
- Sahidic: ⲱϭⲃ (ōchv) m, ⲡⲁⲭⲛⲏ (paxny) f,
- Czech: mráz (cs) m
- Dutch: vorst (nl)
- Esperanto: frosto (eo)
- Estonian: hall (et), külm (et)
- Finnish: pakkanen (fi), halla (fi)
- French: gel (fr) m
- German: Frost (de) m
- Greek: παγετός (el) (pagetós) m, παγωνιά (el) (pagoniá) f
- Hungarian: fagy (hu)
- Icelandic: frostavetur (is) m
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Translations to be checked frost (third-person singular simple present frosts, present participle frosting, simple past and past participle frosted) - To get covered with frost.
- To coat something (eg a cake) with white icing to resemble frost.
- To anger or annoy.
- I think the boss's decision frosted him, a bit.
Translations [edit] to get covered with frost to coat with white icing to resemble frost Derived terms [edit] Anagrams [edit]
Danish [edit] Etymology [edit] From Old Norse frost. Pronunciation [edit] frost c (singular definite frosten, not used in plural form) - frost
Icelandic [edit] Etymology [edit] From Old Norse frost. frost n (genitive singular frosts, plural frost) - frost
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Norwegian [edit] Etymology [edit] From Old Norse frost. frost n - frost
Old English [edit] Alternative forms [edit] Etymology [edit] From Proto-Germanic *frustą, *frustaz, akin to Old High German frost, Old Norse frost. frost m - frost
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Old High German [edit] Etymology [edit] From Proto-Germanic *frustą, *frustaz, akin to Old English frost, Old Norse frost. frost m - frost
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Old Norse [edit] Etymology [edit] From Proto-Germanic *frustą, *frustaz, akin to Old English frost, Old High German frost. frost n - frost
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Swedish [edit] Etymology [edit] From Old Norse frost. Pronunciation [edit] frost c - frost
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