Kreis

See also: kreis

German

Alternative forms

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁaɪ̯s/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Kreis m (strong, genitive Kreises, plural Kreise)

  1. circle
  2. (figurative) range, scope
  3. a type of territorial administrative division, district
  4. a group of people united by a common interest
  5. (graph theory) cycle

Usage notes

  • 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

Declension of Kreis [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kreis die Kreise
genitive eines des Kreises der Kreise
dative einem dem Kreis, Kreise1 den Kreisen
accusative einen den Kreis die Kreise

1Now rare, see notes.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • →⇒ Czech: okres
  • →⇒ Slovak: okres

Further reading

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