Kreis
See also: kreis
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKreis m (strong, genitive Kreises, plural Kreise)
- circle
- (figurative) range, scope
- a type of territorial administrative division, district
Usage notes
edit- When used in the sense of a territorial subdivision, Kreis is usually translated as district. However, in some contexts it may be translated as circle, e.g. the Imperial Circles (Reichskreise) of the Holy Roman Empire.
Declension
editDeclension of Kreis [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
edit- Arbeitskreis
- Artenkreis
- Bekanntenkreis (“circle of acquaintances”)
- Bibelkreis (“Bible study group”)
- Breitenkreis (“circle of latitude”)
- Buchungskreis
- Dunstkreis (“sphere of influence”)
- Familienkreis (“family circle”)
- Freundeskreis
- Gesichtskreis
- Gesprächskreis (“discussion group”)
- Halbkreis
- Inkreis
- Kornkreis
- Kreidekreis (“Chalk Circle”)
- Kulturkreis (“culture, cultural circle, cultural environment”)
- Landkreis
- Leserkreis (“readership”)
- Lichtkreis (“circle of light, radius of a light source”)
- Liederkreis (“song cycle”)
- Polarkreis (“Arctic Circle”)
- Rassenkreis
- Reichskreis (“Imperial Circle”)
- Schaltkreis
- Sitzkreis (“circle of chairs”)
- Spielkreis (“amateur theatre or music group”)
- Stadtkreis
- Stromkreis
- Tanzkreis (“dance circle”)
- Teufelskreis
- Verteilerkreis
- Wirkungsbereich (“sphere of activity, sphere of impact”)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “Kreis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kreis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kreis” in Duden online
- Kreis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Kreis” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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