Kresse
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Kresse (plural Kresses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kresse is the 33379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 684 individuals. Kresse is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kresse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 352.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kresse, from Old High German kressa, from Proto-West Germanic *krassjā. Cognates include English cress.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʁɛsə/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Kresse f (genitive Kresse, plural Kressen)
- cress
- Synonym: Gartenkresse
Declension
Declension of Kresse [feminine]
Derived terms
- Brunnenkresse
- Gänsekresse
- Gartenkresse
- Graukresse
- Kapuzinerkresse
- Kressengewächs
- Pfriemenkresse
- Schaumkresse
- Sumpfkresse
- Winterkresse
References
- “Kresse (Fisch)” in Duden online
- “Kresse (Pflanze)” in Duden online
- “Kresse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Kresse”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkresə/
Noun
Kresse f
- plural of Kress