Gefrorener

Gefrorener is a German adjective form derived from the verb gefrieren, meaning to freeze. It describes something that has undergone freezing and remains in a frozen state. The common past participle gefroren is the base used in many contexts, while gefrorener appears as the attributive masculine or neuter singular form before a noun (for example, ein gefrorener Boden).

Grammatically, gefrorene is used for feminine singular and for all plural forms in attributive position (das gefrorene Obst, die gefrorenen Beeren). When used predicatively with sein, bleiben, oder werden, one typically uses gefroren or the appropriate inflected form of the participle instead of gefrorener (Der Boden ist gefroren).

Gefrorener appears in everyday language primarily to describe objects or surfaces that are frozen, such as gefrorene Lebensmittel (frozen foods), gefrorener Boden (frozen ground), or gefrorene Obststücke. As a stand-alone noun, the corresponding nominalized form is Gefrorene or der Gefrorene, used to refer to a frozen person or object in poetic or specialized contexts; this nominal usage is relatively rare outside science fiction or cryonics discussions.

Etymology and related terms: gefrorener is formed from gefrieren (to freeze) plus the attributive adjective ending -er, reflecting gender and number. The related participle gefroren serves as the base form for many adjectives and is the more common everyday descriptor in neutral prose.

In summary, gefrorener denotes the masculine or neuter singular attributive form meaning “frozen,” with broader usage through its derived forms for different genders and numbers, while nominalized forms exist mainly in specific or literary contexts.