Kraus

See also: kraus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kraus.

Proper noun

Kraus

1. A surname

Derived terms

• Kraus matrix
• Kraus operator
• Kraus' theorem

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrau̯s]

Proper noun

Kraus m anim (female equivalent Krausová)

1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Kraus (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kraus	Krausové
genitive	Krausa	Krausů
dative	Krausovi	Krausům
accusative	Krausa	Krausy
vocative	Krause	Krausové
locative	Krausovi	Krausech
instrumental	Krausem	Krausy

Further reading

• “Kraus”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Etymology

From kraus (“curly-haired”).

Proper noun

Kraus m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kraus' or (with an article) Kraus, feminine genitive Kraus, plural Kraus or Krausens)

1. a surname transferred from the nickname

Related terms

• Krause

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkraus]

Proper noun

Kraus m pers (female equivalent Krausová)

1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Kraus (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Kraus	Kraovia	Kraovci
genitive	Kraa	Kraov	Kraovcov
dative	Kraovi	Kraom	Kraovcom
accusative	Kraa	Kraov	Kraovcov
locative	Kraovi	Kraoch	Kraovcoch
instrumental	Kraom	Krami	Kraovcami

Further reading

• “Kraus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024