Rosenkranz

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrosɛŋkrans]

Proper noun

Rosenkranz m anim (female equivalent Rosenkranzová)

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

Further reading

  • Rosenkranz”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
  • Moldanová, Dobrava (2019) Naše příjmení [Our surnames] (in Czech), 5th edition, Prague: Agentura Pankrác, →ISBN, page 158

German

Etymology

Rose (rose) +‎ -n- +‎ Kranz (wreath)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁoːzənˌkʁan(t)s/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Rosenkranz m (strong, genitive Rosenkranzes, plural Rosenkränze)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) rosary (set of prayers; chain of beads used therefore)
    Synonym: (learned, rare) Rosarium
  2. (also) a wreath made of rose twigs

Declension

Descendants

  • Hungarian: rózsafüzér (calque)

Proper noun

Rosenkranz f or m (proper noun, strong, genitive Rosenkranz')

  1. A surname

Further reading