"Kraft" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /kʁaft/ Audio: De-Kraft.ogg , De-at-Kraft.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German kraft, from Old High German kraft, from Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (strength, power). Cognate with Dutch kracht, English craft. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|kraft}} Middle High German kraft, {{inh|de|goh|kraft}} Old High German kraft, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*kraftu}} Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*kraftuz|tr=strength, power}} Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (strength, power), {{cog|nl|kracht}} Dutch kracht, {{cog|en|craft}} English craft Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^e}} Kraft f (genitive Kraft, plural Kräfte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^e}} Forms: Kraft [genitive], Kräfte [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Kraft [nominative, singular], Kräfte [definite, nominative, plural], Kraft [genitive, singular], Kräfte [definite, genitive, plural], Kraft [dative, singular], Kräften [dative, definite, plural], Kraft [accusative, singular], Kräfte [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. power, force, strength Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Kraft-de-noun-FzKVkzOM
  2. (physics) force Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-Kraft-de-noun-MlANdQDO Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (military, usually in the plural) force (soldier) Tags: feminine, plural-normally Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-Kraft-de-noun-BF5veOaf Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (often in compounds) worker, employee Tags: feminine, in-compounds, often Derived forms: in Kraft, kraft, kräftig, kräftigen, kraftlos, verkraften Related terms: Kraftakt, Kraftausdauer, Kraftfahrzeug, Kraftgesetz, Kraftprotz, Kraftraum, Kraftsport, Krafttraining, Kraftwagen, Kraftwerk
    Sense id: en-Kraft-de-noun-mQLbofjw Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 38 2 56 Hyponyms: Arbeitskraft, Atomkraft, Auflagerkraft, Druckkraft, Einsatzkraft, Gewichtskraft, Heilkraft, Hilfskraft, Kampfkraft, Kernkraft, Körperkraft, Lebenskraft, Maximalkraft, Schaffenskraft, Scheinkraft, Scherkraft, Schnellkraft, Schöpferkraft () (english: creative power), Schöpfungskraft, Schubkraft, Schwerkraft, Spannkraft, Sprengkraft, Tatkraft, Überzeugungskraft, Urteilskraft, Vorstellungskraft, Windkraft, Zugkraft, Zwangskraft

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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(physics) force"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "de:Military"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The front needs fresh forces.",
          "text": "Die Front braucht frische Kräfte.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "force (soldier)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military, usually in the plural) force (soldier)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural-normally"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We should hire someone to organize all these files.",
          "text": "Man müsste eine Kraft einstellen, um diese ganzen Akten zu sortieren.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "worker, employee"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "worker",
          "worker"
        ],
        [
          "employee",
          "employee"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often in compounds) worker, employee"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "in-compounds",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʁaft/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Kraft.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/32/De-Kraft.ogg/De-Kraft.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/De-Kraft.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Kraft.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ac/De-at-Kraft.ogg/De-at-Kraft.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/De-at-Kraft.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kraft"
}

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