Masculine
⭕
Kreis
- (masculine, strong) circle
- (figuratively, masculine, strong) range, scope
- (masculine, strong) a type of territorial administrative division, district
- (masculine, strong) a group of people united by a common interest
- (masculine, strong) cycle
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
grais
Basel-Landschaft
rundummel
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁaɪ̯s/
Etymology
In summary
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).
Related words
one full year
small gathering
happy circle
suffix for ship names
once around
something round
Kreislinie
Kreisscheibe
Herrschaftsgebiet
Amtsbezirk
Personenkreis
Gemarkung
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