frusta

English

Noun

frusta

  1. plural of frustum

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrus.ta/
  • Rhymes: -usta
  • Hyphenation: frù‧sta

Etymology 1

From Latin fūstis (with the addition of an onomatopoeic r), possibly from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷʰen- (to slay, kill).

Noun

frusta f (plural fruste)

  1. whip
  2. whisk
  3. strap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

frusta

  1. inflection of frustare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

frūsta

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of frūstum

References

Swedish

Verb

frusta (present frustar, preterite frustade, supine frustat, imperative frusta)

  1. to snort or breathe heavily with a lot of friction (through the nose or a slightly open mouth)
    Hästen frustade
    The horse snorted
    Han frustade som ett otämjt vilddjur
    He huffed and snorted like an untamed wild beast
    Hon frustade av skratt
    She snorted with laughter
    flåsande och frustande
    panting and snorting

Usage notes

Intense- and animalistic-sounding when used of humans. Think eyes wide open, sweat dripping.

Conjugation

Conjugation of frusta (weak)
active passive
infinitive frusta frustas
supine frustat frustats
imperative frusta
imper. plural1 frusten
present past present past
indicative frustar frustade frustas frustades
ind. plural1 frusta frustade frustas frustades
subjunctive2 fruste frustade frustes frustades
present participle frustande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

  • fnysa (to snort (usually calmer))
  • morra (to growl)

References