See also: Kreisen

German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁaɪ̯zn̩/, /ˈkʁaɪ̯zən/
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Verb edit

kreisen (weak, third-person singular present kreist, past tense kreiste, past participle gekreist, auxiliary sein)

  1. to circle, to wheel
  2. (astronomy) to revolve
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 40/2010, page 142:
      Entdeckung im All: Gleich zwei erdähnliche Planeten kreisen um den Zwergstern Gliese 581.
      Discovery in the universe: two Earth-like planets at once revolve around the dwarf star Gliese 581.

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Further reading edit

  • kreisen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kreisen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • kreisen” in Duden online
  • kreisen” in OpenThesaurus.de