Kraft

See also: kraft

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Kraft

  1. A surname.

German

Etymology

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

Noun

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
Declension of Kraft [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kraft die Kräfte
genitive einer der Kraft der Kräfte
dative einer der Kraft den Kräften
accusative eine die Kraft die Kräfte

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Kashubian: krafy

Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kraft/

Noun

Kraft f (plural Kreft)

  1. strength, force

Further reading
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