krans

See also: Krans, krans', and krāns

English

Noun

krans (plural kranses)

1. Alternative form of krantz

Anagrams

• ARNKs, Karns, Kršan, Kṛṣṇa, Snark, karns, knars, narks, ranks, skarn, snark

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch krans, from Middle Dutch crans, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

krans (plural kranse)

1. crown
2. wreath
3. krantz

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Danish

Etymology 1

From late Old Norse kranz, from Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz, probably altered from krenz, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kringaz (“circle, ring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krans/, [kʰʁ̥ɑnˀs]

Noun

krans c (singular definite kransen, plural indefinite kranse)

1. wreath
2. garland
3. sprocket

Inflection

Declension of krans

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krans	kransen	kranse	kransene
genitive	krans'	kransens	kranses	kransenes

Etymology 2

See kranse (“encircle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krans/, [kʰʁ̥ɑnˀs]

Verb

krans

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of kranse

Etymology 3

See kran (“crane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kraːns/, [kʰʁ̥ɑːˀns]

Noun

krans c

1. indefinite genitive singular of kran

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crans, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz, probably altered from krenz, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kringaz (“circle, ring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɑns/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: krans
• Rhymes: -ɑns

Noun

krans m (plural kransen, diminutive kransje n)

1. wreath

Derived terms

• bloemenkrans
• kerstkrans
• kranslegging
• laurierkrans
• lauwerkrans
• rouwkrans
• rozenkrans
• zegekrans

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krans
• Negerhollands: krants
• → Papiamentu: krans, krams

Anagrams

• knars

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kranz and Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.

Noun

krans m (definite singular kransen, indefinite plural kranser, definite plural kransene)

1. a wreath
2. a garland

Derived terms

• kransarterie
• kranse (verb)

Etymology 2

Verb

krans

1. imperative of kranse

References

• “krans” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kranz, from Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.

Noun

krans m (definite singular kransen, indefinite plural kransar, definite plural kransane)

1. a wreath
2. a garland

Derived terms

• kransarterie
• kranse (verb)

References

• “krans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology 1

From late Old Norse kranz, from Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz, probably altered from krenz, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kringaz (“circle, ring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krans/

Noun

krans c

1. wreath
2. ring, wheel
3. periphery

Declension

Declension of krans

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	krans	krans
	definite	kransen	kransens
plural	indefinite	kransar	kransars
	definite	kransarna	kransarnas

Derived terms

wreath

• begravningskrans
• blomsterkrans
• kransa
• kransband
• kransborre
• kranskulla
• kransnedläggning
• kransning
• kransvis
• lagerkrans
• midsommarkrans
• segerkrans

ring, wheel

• kuggkrans

periphery

• kransartär
• kranskärl
• kranskommun
• kranslist

Etymology 2

See kran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɑːns/

Noun

krans

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite genitive singular of kran

References

• krans in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)