Trost

See also: trost, trøst, tröst, and Trošt

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 (female equivalent Trostová)

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Trost (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Trost Trostové
genitive Trosta Trostů
dative Trostovi Trostům
accusative Trosta Trosty
vocative Troste Trostové
locative Trostovi Trostech
instrumental Trostem Trosty

Further reading

  • “Trost”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

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/
  • Audio:(file)

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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