Trost

See also: trost and tröst

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Trost.

Proper noun

Trost (plural Trosts)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Trost is the 8385th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3948 individuals. Trost is most common among White (94.25%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtrost]

Proper noun

Trost m anim (feminine Trostová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German trōst, from Old High German trōst, from Proto-West Germanic *traust, from Proto-Germanic *traustą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʁoːst/
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Noun

Trost m (strong, genitive Trostes or Trosts, no plural)

  1. consolation

Declension
Declension of Trost [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Trost
genitive eines des Trostes, Trosts
dative einem dem Trost, Troste1
accusative einen den Trost

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Trost” in Duden online
  • “Trost” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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