Dauerfrost

German

Etymology

From Dauer (“duration; permanence”) +‎ Frost (“frost, freezing weather”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌfrɔst/
  • Hyphenation: Dau‧er‧frost

Noun

Dauerfrost m (strong, genitive Dauerfrostes or Dauerfrosts, plural Dauerfröste)

  1. permafrost
    Synonym: Permafrost

Declension

Declension of Dauerfrost [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dauerfrost die Dauerfröste
genitive eines des Dauerfrostes, Dauerfrosts der Dauerfröste
dative einem dem Dauerfrost, Dauerfroste1 den Dauerfrösten
accusative einen den Dauerfrost die Dauerfröste

1Now rare, see notes.

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