Weltkreis
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Weltkreis m (strong, genitive Weltkreises, no plural)
- (formal) world
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Jeremiah 51:15 (with KJV translation)
- Er hat die Erde durch seine Kraft gemacht und den Weltkreis durch seine Weisheit bereitet und den Himmel ausgebreitet durch seinen Verstand.
- He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Jeremiah 51:15 (with KJV translation)
Declension edit
Declension of Weltkreis [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Weltkreis” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.