Teufelskreis

German

Etymology

From Teufel (“devil”) +‎ Kreis (“circle”), a loose loan translation of Latin circulus vitiosus (also circulus diaboli, but possibly restricted to New Latin and then perhaps after the German).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈˈtʰɔʏ̯fl̩sˌkʁaɪ̯s/
Audio: (file)

Noun

Teufelskreis m (strong, genitive Teufelskreises, plural Teufelskreise)

vicious circle, vicious cycle

Declension

Declension of Teufelskreis [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Teufelskreis	die	Teufelskreise
genitive	eines	des	Teufelskreises	der	Teufelskreise
dative	einem	dem	Teufelskreis, Teufelskreise¹	den	Teufelskreisen
accusative	einen	den	Teufelskreis	die	Teufelskreise

¹Now rare, see notes.