krans

See also: Krans, krans', and krāns

English

Noun

krans (plural kranses)

1. Alternative form of krantz

Anagrams

• ARNKs, Karns, Kršan, Kṛṣṇa, Snark, karns, knars, narks, ranks, skarn, snark

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch krans, from Middle Dutch crans, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

krans (plural kranse)

1. crown
2. wreath
3. krantz

Danish

Etymology 1

From late Old Norse kranz, from Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz, probably altered from krenz, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kringaz (“circle, ring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krans/, [kʰʁ̥ɑnˀs]

Noun

krans c (singular definite kransen, plural indefinite kranse)

1. wreath
2. garland
3. sprocket

Inflection

Declension of krans

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krans	kransen	kranse	kransene
genitive	krans'	kransens	kranses	kransenes

Etymology 2

See kranse (“encircle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krans/, [kʰʁ̥ɑnˀs]

Verb

krans

1. imperative of kranse

Etymology 3

See kran (“crane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kraːns/, [kʰʁ̥ɑːˀns]

Noun

krans c

1. indefinite genitive singular of kran

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crans, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz, probably altered from krenz, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kringaz (“circle, ring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɑns/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: krans
• Rhymes: -ɑns

Noun

krans m (plural kransen, diminutive kransje n)

1. wreath

Derived terms

• bekransen
• bloemenkrans
• kerstkrans
• kransgras
• kranslegging
• kranssalie
• laurierkrans
• lauwerkrans
• omkransen
• rouwkrans
• rozenkrans
• zegekrans

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krans
• Negerhollands: krants
• → Indonesian: krans
• → Papiamentu: krans, krams

Anagrams

• knars

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch krans, from Middle Dutch crans, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz, probably altered from krenz, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kringaz (“circle, ring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrans/

Noun

krans (plural krans-krans)

1. wreath: An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.

Further reading

• “krans” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kranz and Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.

Noun

krans m (definite singular kransen, indefinite plural kranser, definite plural kransene)

1. a wreath
2. a garland

Derived terms

• kransarterie
• kranse (verb)

Etymology 2

Verb

krans

1. imperative of kranse

References

• “krans” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kranz, from Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.

Noun

krans m (definite singular kransen, indefinite plural kransar, definite plural kransane)

1. a wreath
2. a garland

Derived terms

• kransarterie
• kranse (verb)

References

• “krans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

From late Old Norse kranz, from Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz, probably altered from krenz, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kringaz (“circle, ring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krans/

Noun

krans c

1. a wreath
   • 1946, “Visa vid midsommartid (Du lindar av olvon en midsommarkrans) [Song at midsummer time (You twine of guelder rose a midsummer wreath)]”, Rune Lindström (lyrics), Håkan Norlén (music)‎^[1]:

     Du lindar av olvon en midsommarkrans, och hänger den om ditt hår. Du skrattar åt mångubbens benvita glans, som högt över tallen står. I natt skall du dansa vid Svartrama tjärn. I långdans, i språngdans, på glödande järn. I natt är du bjuden av dimman till dans, där Ull-Stina, Kull-Lina går.

     You twine of guelder rose a midsummer wreath, and hang it around your hair. You laugh at the man in the moon's ivory ["bone-white," off-white] sheen, that high above the pine tree [sic] stands. Tonight you shall dance by Svartrama [Blackrama] tarn. In chain dance [dance where people form a chain by holding each other's hands, "long dance"], in leaping dance, on red-hot iron. Tonight you are invited by the mist to dance, where Ull-Stina [perhaps "Wool-Stina"], Kull-Lina [perhaps "Hill-Lina"] go.

2. ring, wheel
3. periphery

Declension

Declension of krans

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	krans	krans
	definite	kransen	kransens
plural	indefinite	kransar	kransars
	definite	kransarna	kransarnas

Derived terms

wreath

• begravningskrans
• blomsterkrans
• kransa
• kransband
• kransborre
• kranskulla
• kransnedläggning
• kransning
• kransvis
• lagerkrans
• midsommarkrans
• segerkrans

ring, wheel

• kuggkrans

periphery

• kransartär
• kranskärl
• kranskommun
• kranslist

Etymology 2

See kran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɑːns/

Noun

krans

1. indefinite genitive singular of kran

References

• krans in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• krans in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• krans in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)