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Father Frost
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English
Ded Moroz
Etymology
en ru Дед Моро́з, literally "Grandfather Frost".
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Father Frost
In Slavic culture, especially Russia, a traditional Yuletide gift-bearing character.
Synonyms
en Ded Moroz
en Grandfather Frost
Translations
Slavic equivalent to Santa Claus
Abkhaz: ab Аҵаа Бабаду literally "ice grandfather"
Armenian: hy Ձմեռ պապ
Azerbaijani: az Şaxta Baba
Bashkir: ba Ҡыш бабай
Belarusian: be Дзед Мароз m
Bulgarian: bg Дядо Мраз m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 嚴寒老人
Czech: cs Děda Mráz m
Danish: da Fader Frost m
Erzya: myv Якшаматя m
Esperanto: eo Avo Frosto
Finnish: fi pakkasukko
French: fr Ded Moroz m
German: de Väterchen Frost n
Japanese: ja ジェド・マロース Jedo Marōzu
Kalmyk: xal киитн аав
Karelian: krl Pakkaisukko n
Macedonian: mk Дедо Мраз m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Fader Frost
Polish: pl Dziadek Mróz m
Romanian: ro Moș Gerilă m
Russian: ru Де́д Моро́з m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Деда мраз m Serbia, sh Дјед Мраз m Croatia, Bosnia
Latin: sh Deda Mraz m Serbia, sh Djed Mraz m Croatia, Bosnia
Shor: cjs Сооқ Апшый m Sooķ Apšyj
Slovak: sk Dedo Mráz m
Slovene: sl Dedek Mraz m
Tatar: tt Кыш бабай m
Ukrainian: uk Дід Моро́з m
See also
en Jack Frost
en Santa Claus
en Father Christmas
en General Winter
en Snegurochka
en Christmas New Year Bulgaria Russia Russian folklore