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Kraft

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English

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Etymology

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From German, Jewish, Swedish and Danish surname, from the noun Kraft (strength, power). Compare Croft and Craft.

Proper noun

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Kraft

  1. A surname.

German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German kraft, from Old High German kraft, from Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (strength, power). Cognate with Dutch kracht, Low German Kracht, English craft, Danish kraft.

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    Noun

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    Kraft f (genitive Kraft, plural Kräfte)

    1. power, force, strength
      Er hat keine Kraft mehr.
      He has no more power.
    2. (physics) force
      Bei der Geschwindigkeit wirken immense Kräfte.
      Immense forces act at this speed.
    3. (military, usually in the plural) force (soldier)
      Die Front braucht frische Kräfte.
      The front needs fresh forces.
    4. (often in compounds) worker, employee
      Man müsste eine Kraft einstellen, um diese ganzen Akten zu sortieren.
      We should hire someone to organize all these files.

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Kashubian: krafy

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    Hunsrik

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    Etymology

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    From Middle High German kraft, from Old High German kraft, from Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (strength, power).

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    Noun

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    Kraft f (plural Kreft)

    1. strength, force

    Further reading

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    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kraft”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch