Kreisel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kreisel.

Proper noun

Kreisel (plural Kreisels)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kreisel is the 41038th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Kreisel is most common among White (92.66%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Alternative forms

  • Kräusel, Kreusel (in this sense obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German kriusel, derived from krūs, whence modern kraus (frizzy, curly). Doublet of Kräusel (frizzle, squiggle). The sense “spinning top” was borrowed from cognate Middle Low German krü̂sel into East Central German, whence it spread in the written language. The unrounded form Kreisel was later standardised due to association with etymologically unrelated Kreis (circle). It may now be reanalysed as Kreis + -el.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁaɪ̯zəl/
  • (file)

Noun

Kreisel m (strong, genitive Kreisels, plural Kreisel)

  1. top, spinning top (toy)
  2. (informal) roundabout, traffic circle
    Synonym: Kreisverkehr

Declension

Hyponyms

  • Brummkreisel
  • Drehkreisel
  • Farbkreisel
  • Holzkreisel
  • Metallkreisel
  • Spielzeugkreisel
  • Verkehrskreisel

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Kreisel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kreisel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Kreisel” in Duden online
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