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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]
Declension of kraft
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
Declension of kraft (feminine i-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kraft | kraften | krafter | krafterna |
| Genitive | krafts | kraftens | krafters | krafternas |
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
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