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der Kreis

noun · /kʁaɪ̯s/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German kreiȥ, from Old High German kreiȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *krait, from Proto-Germanic *kraitaz. Compare the semantic development of the descendants of Proto-Slavic *krajь (eg. Czech kraj, Russian край (kraj)), *okrǫgъ (eg. Polish okręg, Serbo-Croatian okrug).

Translation

  1. circle masculine, strong
  2. range, scope figuratively, masculine, strong
  3. a type of territorial administrative division, district masculine, strong
  4. a group of people united by a common interest masculine, strong
  5. cycle masculine, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Kreis Kreise
Accusative Kreis Kreise
Dative Kreis Kreisen
Genitive Kreises Kreise