Rosenkranz
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Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rosenkranz m anim (female equivalent Rosenkranzová)
- a male surname from German
Declension
Declension of Rosenkranz (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Rosenkranz | Rosenkranzové |
| genitive | Rosenkranza | Rosenkranzů |
| dative | Rosenkranzovi | Rosenkranzům |
| accusative | Rosenkranza | Rosenkranzy |
| vocative | Rosenkranze | Rosenkranzové |
| locative | Rosenkranzovi | Rosenkranzech |
| instrumental | Rosenkranzem | Rosenkranzy |
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
Noun
Rosenkranz m (strong, genitive Rosenkranzes, plural Rosenkränze)
- (Roman Catholicism) rosary (set of prayers; chain of beads used therefore)
- Synonym: (learned, rare) Rosarium
- (also) a wreath made of rose twigs
Declension
Declension of Rosenkranz
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Rosenkranz | die | Rosenkränze |
| genitive | eines | des | Rosenkranzes | der | Rosenkränze |
| dative | einem | dem | Rosenkranz, Rosenkranze1 | den | Rosenkränzen |
| accusative | einen | den | Rosenkranz | die | Rosenkränze |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants
- → Hungarian: rózsafüzér (calque)
Proper noun
Rosenkranz f or m (proper noun, strong, genitive Rosenkranz')
- A surname
Further reading
- “Rosenkranz” in Duden online
- “Rosenkranz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache