Freundeskreis

German

Etymology

From Freund +‎ -es- +‎ Kreis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Freundeskreis m (strong, genitive Freundeskreises, plural Freundeskreise)

  1. circle of friends (group of people befriended among each other)
    Synonym: Clique
  2. a person’s or couple’s friends collectively (who need not be friends among themselves)

Declension

Declension of Freundeskreis [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Freundeskreis die Freundeskreise
genitive eines des Freundeskreises der Freundeskreise
dative einem dem Freundeskreis, Freundeskreise1 den Freundeskreisen
accusative einen den Freundeskreis die Freundeskreise

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Freundeskreis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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