Kråft

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kraft, from Old High German kraft, from Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (strength, power). Cognates include Yiddish קראַפֿט (kraft), German Kraft, Dutch kracht, English craft.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Kråft f (plural Kräft)

  1. power, force, strength
  2. (physics) force
  3. (military, usually in the plural) force (soldier)
  4. (often in compounds) worker, employee