Dunstkreis

German

Etymology

Dunst +‎ Kreis, calque of Latin atmosphaera.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊnstˌkʁaɪ̯s/
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Noun

Dunstkreis m (strong, genitive Dunstkreises, plural Dunstkreise)

  1. (figurative) orbit, sphere of influence
    Synonym: Einflussbereich
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Straße”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl., 1870:
      Indessen könnt ihr ganz allein / An aller Hoffnung künft’ger Freuden / In ihrem Dunstkreis satt euch weiden.
      And meanwhile thou, alone, mayst glow / With every hope of future pleasure, / Breathing her atmosphere in fullest measure.
  2. (obsolete) atmosphere
    Synonym: Atmosphäre

Declension
Declension of Dunstkreis [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dunstkreis die Dunstkreise
genitive eines des Dunstkreises der Dunstkreise
dative einem dem Dunstkreis, Dunstkreise1 den Dunstkreisen
accusative einen den Dunstkreis die Dunstkreise

1Now rare, see notes.

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