frusta
English
Noun
frusta
- plural of frustum
Anagrams
- Fratus
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfru.sta/
- 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)
- whip
- whisk
- strap
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
frusta
- inflection of frustare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- Fratus
Latin
Noun
frūsta
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of frūstum
References
- frusta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Swedish
Verb
frusta (present frustar, preterite frustade, supine frustat, imperative frusta)
- 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| 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
- frusta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- frusta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- frusta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)