frusta

English

Noun

frusta

1. 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)

1. whip
2. whisk
3. strap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

frusta

1. inflection of frustare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Fratus

Latin

Noun

frūsta

1. 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)

1. 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
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)