Frost
English
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editFrost (countable and uncountable, plural Frosts)
- A surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
- A township in Clare County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Faribault County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Athens County, Ohio.
- A minor city in Navarro County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
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editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German vrost, from Old High German frost, from Proto-Germanic *frustaz. Cognate with Dutch vorst, English frost, Icelandic frost.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editFrost m (strong, 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
edit- 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
editDeclension of Frost [masculine, strong]
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editFrost m
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- Rhymes:English/ɒst
- Rhymes:English/ɒst/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/ɔːst
- Rhymes:English/ɔːst/1 syllable
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- English proper nouns
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- English surnames
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Louisiana, USA
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- en:Places in Louisiana, USA
- en:Townships
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Cities in Minnesota, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Minnesota, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Ohio, USA
- en:Places in Ohio, USA
- en:Cities in Texas, USA
- en:Places in Texas, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA
- 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
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