kraft
English edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish kraft (“strength”) as used in kraftpapper.
Noun edit
kraft (uncountable)
- A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kraptr, krǫptr, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz, cognate with English craft, German Kraft, Dutch kracht and West Frisian krêft.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kraft c (singular definite kraften, plural indefinite kræfter)
- strength
- Jeg er gammel, og har ikke meget kraft.
- I am old, and do not have much strength.
- (physics) force
- (in compounds) power, continuous energy
Inflection edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kraft | kraften | kræfter | kræfterne |
genitive | krafts | kraftens | kræfters | kræfternes |
References edit
- “kraft” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Noun edit
kraft f (plural kraften)
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kraptr, krǫptr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kraft f (genitive singular kraftar, plural kreftir)
Declension edit
Declension of kraft | ||||
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f34 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kraft | kraftin | kreftir | kreftirnar |
accusative | kraft | kraftina | kreftir | kreftirnar |
dative | kraft | kraftini | kreftum | kreftunum |
genitive | kraftar | kraftarinnar | krefta | kreftanna |
Synonyms edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Kraft.
Preposition edit
kraft (+ genitive)
- (officialese) on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of, through
- 1949, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany:
- Im Bewusstsein seiner Verantwortung vor Gott und den Menschen […] hat sich das Deutsche Volk kraft seiner verfassungsgebenden Gewalt dieses Grundgesetz gegeben.
- Conscious of its responsibility before God and men […] the German people has, in exercise of its constituent power, given itself this constitution.
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kraptr; plural form influenced by the German plural Kräfte.
Noun edit
kraft m or f (definite singular krafta or kraften, indefinite plural krefter, definite plural kreftene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “kraft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kraptr; one of the plural forms influenced by the German plural Kräfte. Akin to English craft.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kraft f (definite singular krafta, indefinite plural krefter, definite plural kreftene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “kraft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Saxon edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kraft f
- strength, power, force, skill
- thiu craft godes(Heliand, verse 4964)
- The power of God
- a crowd, an occupation
- kumid mid is engilo craftu(Heliand, verse 2596)
- He came with his crowd of angels
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kraft | krefti |
accusative | kraft | krefti |
genitive | krefti | kreftiō |
dative | krefti | kreftium |
instrumental | — | — |
Descendants edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish krapter, from Old Norse kraptr, krǫptr, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
kraft c
Declension edit
Declension of kraft | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kraft | kraften | krafter | krafterna |
Genitive | krafts | kraftens | krafters | krafternas |