permafrost

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English

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Etymology

perma- +‎ frost

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɝməˌfɹɔst/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

permafrost (countable and uncountable, plural permafrosts)

  1. Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.
    • 2003, Johannes C. Nonner, Introduction to Hydrogeology, →ISBN, page 157:
      Nevertheless, the water molecule is present, as ice, in a solid form in frozen soils or permafrosts, which cover large regions characterised by a polar climate.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English permafrost.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.maːˌfrɔst/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: per‧ma‧frost

Noun

permafrost m (uncountable)

  1. permafrost

French

Etymology

From perma- +‎ frost.

Noun

permafrost m (plural permafrosts)

  1. permafrost

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Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From English permafrost.

Noun

permafrost m (definite singular permafrosten, uncountable)

  1. permafrost

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From English permafrost.

Noun

permafrost m (definite singular permafrosten, uncountable)

  1. permafrost

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.maˈfɾɔs.t͡ʃi/ , /peʁ.maˈfɾɔst͡ʃ/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾ.maˈfɾɔs.t͡ʃi/, /peɾ.maˈfɾɔst͡ʃ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁ.maˈfɾɔʃ.t͡ʃi/, /peʁ.maˈfɾɔʃt͡ʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peɻ.maˈfɾɔst͡ʃ/, /peɻ.maˈfɾɔs.t͡ʃi/

Noun

permafrost m (uncountable)

  1. (geology) permafrost (permanently frozen ground)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Permafrost or French permafrost.

Noun

permafrost n (plural permafrosturi)

  1. permafrost

Declension

Declension of permafrost
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) permafrost permafrostul (niște) permafrosturi permafrosturile
genitive/dative (unui) permafrost permafrostului (unor) permafrosturi permafrosturilor
vocative permafrostule permafrosturilor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English permafrost.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾmaˈfɾost/
  • Rhymes: -ost
  • Syllabification: per‧ma‧frost

Noun

permafrost m (uncountable)

  1. (geology) permafrost
    Synonyms: permagel, permacongelamiento

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Swedish

Noun

permafrost c

  1. permafrost

Declension

Declension of permafrost 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative permafrost permafrosten — —
Genitive permafrosts permafrostens — —

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