German word

Kranz

Pronunciation

IPA/krants/

Meaning

  • masculine nounwreath

Example

Wir hängen einen Kranz an die Tür.

We are hanging a wreath on the door.

Illustration for Kranz (wreath)

More examples

Zum Gedenken legten sie einen Kranz am Denkmal nieder.

In remembrance, they laid a wreath at the memorial.

Core concept

A ring-shaped floral or leafy decoration, either worn as a crown or displayed as a wreath.

Common phrases

  • einen Kranz aus Blumen binden

    bind a wreath of flowers

  • einen Kranz am Denkmal niederlegen

    lay a wreath at the memorial

Similar words

Strauß: A bundled arrangement of cut flowers given as a gift or placed in a vase.
Girlande: A long decoration of linked flowers, leaves, or fabric, hung or wrapped around something.
Gesteck: A floral arrangement shaped to fit a container and displayed on a table.
Adventskranz: A round floral or leafy decoration with four candles for Advent.

Definition in German

Ein aus Blumen, Zweigen oder Stoff geformtes, meist ringförmiges Dekorationsobjekt.

Word origin

The German noun Kranz is a borrowing from Latin corona through the older forms Old High German kranz and Middle High German kranz.

Usage tips

  • Kranz is masculine, and its plural is Kränze with an umlaut: der Kranz, die Kränze.

Related words

  • Kranzniederlegungwreath-layingnoun
  • Trauerkranzfuneral wreathnoun

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