Frostigen

Frostigen is a grammatical form in German. It is the inflected form of the adjective frostig, meaning frosty or icy. In plural, when used with a definite article, the adjective takes the weak ending -en, producing frostigen. This form appears in all plural cases: nominative plural, accusative plural, dative plural, and genitive plural, as in die frostigen Nächte, den frostigen Nächten, der frostigen Nächte, or der frostigen Nächte, depending on the sentence.

Without a definite article, the strong inflection in the plural changes the form to frostige, as in frostige Nächte. Frostigen therefore functions as an attributive adjective that modifies a plural noun referring to cold, icy, or wintry characteristics. It is not a noun on its own.

Etymology and usage notes: Frostig derives from frost, the German word for frost. Frostigen appears primarily in written or formal German and in descriptive contexts related to weather, seasons, or atmospherics. In everyday speech, speakers may also use the corresponding strong form frostige Nächte when the article is omitted or replaced by an indefinite or demonstrative determiner.

Examples:

- Die frostigen Nächte des Winters waren lang.

- In den frostigen Nächten wehte ein scharfer Wind.

See also: frost, frostig, German adjectives, adjective declension.