froh
Appearance
See also: fröh
Bavarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vrō, from Old High German frō, frao, from Proto-Germanic *frawaz (“quick, glad”). Cognate with German froh. Compare Dutch vrolijk, whence also English frolic.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /frɔu̯/ (Northern)
- IPA(key): /frou̯/, /ʃtroː/ (Central)
- IPA(key): /frɔɐ̯/ (Southern)
- Rhymes: -oː, -ɔu̯
Adjective
[edit]froh
- (of living beings) glad; (momentarily) happy; (momentarily) cheerful
- (of events) merry
- (of activities) merry; hearty; energetic
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vrō, from Old High German frō, frao, from Proto-Germanic *frawaz (“quick, glad”). Compare Dutch vrolijk, whence also English frolic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]froh (strong nominative masculine singular froher, comparative froher, superlative am frohsten or am frohesten)
- (of living beings) glad; (momentarily) happy; (momentarily) cheerful [with über (+ accusative) or (higher register) genitive ‘about/with something’]
- Ich bin froh über alles, was ich erreicht habe. ― I am happy about everything I've achieved.
- Du wirst deines Lebens nicht mehr froh. ― You will no longer be happy with your life.
- (of events) merry
- Synonym: fröhlich
- (of activities) merry; hearty; energetic
Declension
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “froh”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
- “froh” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “froh” in Duden online
- “froh” in OpenThesaurus.de
Hunsrik
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle High German vrō, from Old High German frō, frao, from Proto-Germanic *frawaz (“quick, glad”). Compare Dutch vrolijk, whence also English frolic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]froh (comparative froher, superlative frohest)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| weak inflection | nominative | froh | froh | froh | frohe |
| accusative | frohe | froh | froh | frohe | |
| dative | frohe | frohe | frohe | frohe | |
| strong inflection | nominative | froher | frohe | frohes | frohe |
| accusative | frohe | frohe | frohes | frohe | |
| dative | frohem | froher | frohem | frohe | |
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “froh”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]froh
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