"Teufelskreis" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈˈtʰɔʏ̯fl̩sˌkʁaɪ̯s/ Audio: De-Teufelskreis.ogg
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). Etymology templates: {{com|de|Teufel|Kreis|t1=devil|t2=circle}} Teufel (“devil”) + Kreis (“circle”), {{der|de|la|circulus vitiosus}} Latin circulus vitiosus Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Teufelskreis m (strong, genitive Teufelskreises, plural Teufelskreise) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Teufelskreises [genitive], Teufelskreise [plural], strong [table-tags], Teufelskreis [nominative, singular], Teufelskreise [definite, nominative, plural], Teufelskreises [genitive, singular], Teufelskreise [definite, genitive, plural], Teufelskreis [dative, singular], Teufelskreise [dative, singular], Teufelskreisen [dative, definite, plural], Teufelskreis [accusative, singular], Teufelskreise [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. vicious circle, vicious cycle Tags: masculine, strong Related terms: Irrtum, Täuschung, Trugschluss, Zirkelschluss
    Sense id: en-Teufelskreis-de-noun-5ICUIoUq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Teufel",
        "3": "Kreis",
        "t1": "devil",
        "t2": "circle"
      },
      "expansion": "Teufel (“devil”) + Kreis (“circle”)",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "circulus vitiosus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin circulus vitiosus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreises",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreise",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreise",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreises",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreise",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreise",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreisen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreise",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Teufelskreis m (strong, genitive Teufelskreises, plural Teufelskreise)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vicious circle, vicious cycle"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "vicious circle",
          "vicious circle"
        ],
        [
          "vicious cycle",
          "vicious cycle"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Irrtum"
        },
        {
          "word": "Täuschung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Trugschluss"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zirkelschluss"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈˈtʰɔʏ̯fl̩sˌkʁaɪ̯s/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Teufel",
        "3": "Kreis",
        "t1": "devil",
        "t2": "circle"
      },
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      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "circulus vitiosus"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreises",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreise",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreise",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreise",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreisen",
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      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreis",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teufelskreise",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Teufelskreis m (strong, genitive Teufelskreises, plural Teufelskreise)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Irrtum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Täuschung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Trugschluss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zirkelschluss"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Latin",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vicious circle, vicious cycle"
      ],
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        [
          "vicious circle",
          "vicious circle"
        ],
        [
          "vicious cycle",
          "vicious cycle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈˈtʰɔʏ̯fl̩sˌkʁaɪ̯s/"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Teufelskreis"
}

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