Kreis
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See also: kreis
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From 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
Noun
Kreis m (strong, genitive Kreises, plural Kreise)
- circle
- (figurative) range, scope
- a type of territorial administrative division, district
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
Hyponyms
- 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
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “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.
