Polyglot Dictionary

Dauerfrost

/ˈdaʊ.ɐˌfʀɔst/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. prolonged frost, sustained sub-zero temperatures

    Built from Dauer (duration) + Frost (frost).

    • Der Dauerfrost ließ die Flüsse zufrieren.

      The prolonged frost caused the rivers to freeze over.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Dauer duration
  • Frost frost

Practice

1 What does Dauerfrost mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ ließ die Flüsse zufrieren.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Dauerfrost?

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