Bodenfrost

German

Etymology

From Boden (“ground, soil”) +‎ Frost (“frost, freezing weather”).

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Noun

Bodenfrost m (strong, genitive Bodenfrostes or Bodenfrosts, plural Bodenfröste)

  1. temperatures below 0°C measured directly over the ground, rather than at the standard measuring height (which is at least 1.25 metres, in Germany officially 2 metres)

Usage notes

Declension
Declension of Bodenfrost [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bodenfrost die Bodenfröste
genitive eines des Bodenfrostes, Bodenfrosts der Bodenfröste
dative einem dem Bodenfrost, Bodenfroste1 den Bodenfrösten
accusative einen den Bodenfrost die Bodenfröste

1Now uncommon, see notes.

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