Kreisel

Borrowed from German Kreisel.

Kreisel (plural Kreisels)

1. A surname from German.

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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kreisel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 351.

Altered form of earlier Kräusel, Kreusel from Middle High German kriusel borrowed from Middle Low German krūsel from Proto-Germanic *krusl- (compare kraus). Synchronically derivable from Kreis + -el. Related to English curl and Dutch krul.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁaɪ̯zl̩/

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Kreisel m (strong, genitive Kreisels, plural Kreisel)

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2. (informal) roundabout (chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and sometimes US), traffic circle (US, Canada), rotary (New England (US))

   Synonym: Kreisverkehr

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

• kreiseln
• kreiselartig
• kreiselförmig

• Kreiselegge, Kreiselkompass, Kreiselpumpe

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