Avo Frosto
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Esperanto
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “Grandfather Frost”, a calque of Russian Дед Моро́з (Ded Moróz).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Avo Frosto (accusative Avon Froston)
- Father Frost, who gives Slavic children presents on December 31.
- (by extension) Santa Claus
- 2003 November, Normand Fleury, “Avo Frosto respondos al la leteroj de la geknaboj... en Esperanto!”, in La Riverego[1], number 74, archived from the original on 5 March 2016:
- Kristnasko 2002 alvenas kaj kiel ĉiujare, miloj da infanoj el Kanado kaj la tuta mondo skribos al Avo Frosto.
- Christmas 2002 is coming and like every year, thousands of children from Canada and the whole world will write to Santa Claus.
See also
[edit]- Kristnaska Viro (“Santa Claus”)
- Patro Kristnasko (“Father Christmas”)
- Sankta Nikolao (“Saint Nicholas”)