Mrazem

Mrazem is the instrumental singular form of the Czech noun mráz, meaning frost. It is used to indicate the means, cause, or instrument by which frost affects something, and appears in phrases describing frost-related effects. For example, poškození mrazem denotes damage caused by frost, while plodiny poškozené mrazem refers to crops damaged by frost. The instrumental case such as mrazem is common in Czech to express how an event is brought about or what condition underlies it.

In addition to Czech, a closely related form exists in other Slavic languages with the same root. In Slovak, the equivalent instrumental form is mrazom, serving a similar function to express frost as the cause or agent of a result. The word mráz itself derives from a common Slavic root for frost and has cognates in many Slavic languages.

Usage and context: mrazem usually appears in technical, agricultural, or meteorological writing to describe frost-related damage or conditions. It is not typically used as a standalone descriptive adjective; rather, it modifies or accompanies nouns in phrases that specify the effect of frost.

Etymology and relation to related terms: mrazem comes from mráz (frost). The term forms part of a family of words across Slavic languages that describe cold weather phenomena and their impact on materials, crops, and structures.

See also: Mráz (frost).