Kreis
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) circle
- (figuratively,masculine,strong) range, scope
- (masculine,strong) a type of territorial administrative division, district
Concepts
one full year
small gathering
happy circle
suffix for ship names
once around
something round
borough
Synonyms
Kreislinie
Kreisscheibe
Personenkreis
Regierungsbezirk
Umschiffung
Umsegelung
Gebietskörperschaft
Maru
gemütliches Zusammensein
Wirkungskreis
Umgrenzung
Umfahrt
Verwaltungseinheit
runde Sache
Baufeld
Gemeindegebiet
Stadtgegend
Verwaltungsbereich
Abbaufeld
Vollkreis
Amtsbezirk
Gemarkung
Herrschaftsgebiet
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁaɪ̯s/
Etymology
From Middle High German kreiz, from Old High German kreiz, 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).
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