Kreuzer

See also: kreuzer

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁɔʏ̯tsɐ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German kriuzære; analyzable as Kreuz +‎ -er, from the cross that was stamped on this coin.

Noun

Kreuzer m (strong, genitive Kreuzers, plural Kreuzer)

1. (historical, numismatics) kreuzer (coin)

Declension

Declension of Kreuzer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kreuzer	die	Kreuzer
genitive	eines	des	Kreuzers	der	Kreuzer
dative	einem	dem	Kreuzer	den	Kreuzern
accusative	einen	den	Kreuzer	die	Kreuzer

Descendants

• → Hungarian: krajcár
  • → Romanian: creițar

Etymology 2

Calque of Dutch kruiser, whence also English cruiser.

Noun

Kreuzer m (strong, genitive Kreuzers, plural Kreuzer)

1. cruiser (warship)

Declension

Declension of Kreuzer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kreuzer	die	Kreuzer
genitive	eines	des	Kreuzers	der	Kreuzer
dative	einem	dem	Kreuzer	den	Kreuzern
accusative	einen	den	Kreuzer	die	Kreuzer

Related terms

• kreuzen

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Kreuzer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kreuzers or (with an article) Kreuzer, feminine genitive Kreuzer, plural Kreuzers or Kreuzer)

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Kreuzer [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Kreuzer	(eine)	(die)	Kreuzer	(die)	Kreuzers, Kreuzer
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Kreuzers, Kreuzer1	(einer)	(der)	Kreuzer	(der)	Kreuzers, Kreuzer
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Kreuzer	(einer)	(der)	Kreuzer	(den)	Kreuzers, Kreuzer
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Kreuzer	(eine)	(die)	Kreuzer	(die)	Kreuzers, Kreuzer

¹With an article.

Further reading

• “Kreuzer” in Duden online
• “Kreuzer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache