Kreis

== German == === Alternative forms === Kraiß, Kreiß, Krayß, Kreyß, Krais, Krays, Kreys (until 18th century) === Etymology === From Middle High German kreiȥ, from Old High German kreiȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *krait, from Proto-Germanic *kraitaz. Compare the semantic development of the descendants of Proto-Slavic *krajь (eg. Czech kraj, Russian край (kraj)), *okrǫgъ (eg. Polish okręg, Serbo-Croatian okrug). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁaɪ̯s/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯s === Noun === Kreis m (strong, genitive Kreises, plural Kreise) circle (figurative) range, scope a type of territorial administrative division, district a group of people united by a common interest (graph theory) cycle ==== Usage notes ==== When used in the sense of a territorial subdivision, Kreis is usually translated as district. However, in some contexts it may be translated as circle, e.g. the Imperial Circles (Reichskreise) of the Holy Roman Empire. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Umkreis ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== →⇒ Czech: okres →⇒ Slovak: okres === Further reading === “Kreis”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Kreis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Kreis” in Duden online Kreis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Kreis” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.