frusta

frusta

1. plural of frustum

• Fratus

• IPA^(key): /ˈfru.sta/
• Rhymes: -usta
• Hyphenation: frù‧sta

From Latin fūstis (with the addition of an onomatopoeic r), possibly from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷʰen- (“to slay, kill”).

frusta f (plural fruste)

1. whip
2. whisk
3. strap

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

frusta

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

• Fratus

frūsta

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of frūstum

• 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)

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

Intense- and animalistic-sounding when used of humans. Think eyes wide open, sweat dripping.

• fnysa (“to snort (usually calmer)”)
• morra (“to growl”)

• frusta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• frusta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• frusta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)