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kraft

See also: Kraft

English

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Etymology

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From Swedish kraft (“strength”) as used in kraftpapper.

Noun

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kraft (uncountable)

  1. A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kraptr, krǫptr, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz, cognate with English craft, German Kraft, Dutch kracht and West Frisian krêft.

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Noun

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kraft c (singular definite kraften, plural indefinite kræfter)

  1. strength
    Jeg er gammel, og har ikke meget kraft.
    I am old, and do not have much strength.
  2. (physics) force
  3. (in compounds) power, continuous energy
    kraftværk (“power plant”), vindkraft (“windpower”)

Inflection

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Declension of kraft
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kraft kraften kræfter kræfterne
genitive krafts kraftens kræfters kræfternes

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Dutch

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Noun

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kraft f (plural kraften)

  1. (chiefly Holland) Obsolete form of kracht.

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kraptr, krǫptr.

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Noun

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kraft f (genitive singular kraftar, plural kreftir)

  1. strength, power

Declension

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Declension of kraft
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

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German

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Etymology

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From Kraft.

Preposition

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kraft (+ genitive)

  1. (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

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  • “kraft” in Duden online
  • “kraft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Norse kraptr; plural form influenced by the German plural Kräfte.

Noun

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kraft m or f (definite singular krafta or kraften, indefinite plural krefter, definite plural kreftene)

  1. (physics) a force
  2. power
  3. i kraft - in force (law, regulation)
  4. (foods) stock, broth

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Norse kraptr; one of the plural forms influenced by the German plural Kräfte. Akin to English craft.

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kraft f (definite singular krafta, indefinite plural krefter, definite plural kreftene)

  1. (physics) a force
  2. power, strength
  3. (foods) stock, broth

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Old Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz.

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Noun

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kraft f

  1. strength, power, force, skill
    thiu craft godes
    The power of God
    (Heliand, verse 4964)
  2. a crowd, an occupation
    kumid mid is engilo craftu
    He came with his crowd of angels
    (Heliand, verse 2596)

Declension

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Declension of kraft (feminine i-stem)
singular plural
nominative kraft krefti
accusative kraft krefti
genitive krefti kreftiō
dative krefti kreftium
instrumental — —


Descendants

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  • Middle Low German: kraft, kracht

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish krapter, from Old Norse kraptr, krǫptr, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kraft c

  1. (physics) a force (physical quantity that denotes ability to accelerate a body)
  2. power, strength

Declension

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Declension of kraft 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kraft kraften krafter krafterna
Genitive krafts kraftens krafters krafternas

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