krans
English edit
Noun edit
krans (plural kranses)
- Alternative form of krantz
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch krans, from Middle Dutch crans, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
krans (plural kranse)
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Noun edit
krans c (singular definite kransen, plural indefinite kranse)
Inflection edit
Etymology 2 edit
See kranse (“encircle”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
krans
- imperative of kranse
Etymology 3 edit
See kran (“crane”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
krans c
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
krans m (plural kransen, diminutive kransje n)
Derived terms edit
- bloemenkrans
- kerstkrans
- kranslegging
- kranssalie
- laurierkrans
- lauwerkrans
- rouwkrans
- rozenkrans
- zegekrans
Descendants edit
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
krans (plural krans-krans, first-person possessive kransku, second-person possessive kransmu, third-person possessive kransnya)
- 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 edit
- “krans” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse kranz and Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.
Noun edit
krans m (definite singular kransen, indefinite plural kranser, definite plural kransene)
Derived terms edit
- kransarterie
- kranse (verb)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
krans
- imperative of kranse
References edit
- “krans” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kranz, from Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.
Noun edit
krans m (definite singular kransen, indefinite plural kransar, definite plural kransane)
Derived terms edit
- kransarterie
- kranse (verb)
References edit
- “krans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Noun edit
krans c
- 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):
- 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.
- ring, wheel
- periphery
Declension edit
Declension of krans | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | krans | kransen | kransar | kransarna |
Genitive | krans | kransens | kransars | kransarnas |
Derived terms edit
- wreath
- begravningskrans
- blomsterkrans
- kransa
- kransband
- kransborre
- kranskulla
- kransnedläggning
- kransning
- kransvis
- lagerkrans
- midsommarkrans
- segerkrans
- ring, wheel
- periphery
Etymology 2 edit
See kran.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
krans