Kraft

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English

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Etymology

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From German, Jewish, Swedish and Danish surname, from the noun Kraft (strength, power). Compare Croft and Craft.

Proper noun

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Kraft

  1. A surname.

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kraft, from Old High German kraft, from Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (strength, power). Cognate with Dutch kracht, English craft.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʁaft/
  • Audio (Berlin):(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Noun

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Kraft f (genitive Kraft, plural Kräfte)

  1. power, force, strength
    Er hat keine Kraft mehr.
    He has no more power.
  2. (physics) force
    Bei der Geschwindigkeit wirken immense Kräfte.
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  3. (military, usually in the plural) force (soldier)
    Die Front braucht frische Kräfte.
    The front needs fresh forces.
  4. (often in compounds) worker, employee
    Man müsste eine Kraft einstellen, um diese ganzen Akten zu sortieren.
    We should hire someone to organize all these files.

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: krafy

Further reading

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Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kraft, from Old High German kraft, from Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (strength, power).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Kraft f (plural Kreft)

  1. strength, force

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