kracht

See also: Kracht

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kraft (Holland, obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cracht, from Old Dutch craft, from Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɑxt/

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• Hyphenation: kracht
• Rhymes: -ɑxt

Noun

kracht f (plural krachten, diminutive krachtje n)

1. power, force, strength
2. (physics) force

Derived terms

• aantrekkingskracht
• arbeidskracht
• dommekracht
• koopkracht
• krachtens
• krachtig
• krachtmeting
• krachtpatser
• levenskracht
• normaalkracht
• stuwkracht
• terugwerkende kracht
• veerkracht
• wilskracht
• zwaartekracht

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krag
• Negerhollands: kracht, kragt
• → Indonesian: gaya (“force”, literally “power, strength”) (semantic loan)
• → Sranan Tongo: krakti
  • → Aukan: kaakiti
  • → Caribbean Javanese: krakti
  • → Saramaccan: kaákiti

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

kracht

1. inflection of krachen:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person plural present
   3. plural imperative