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krantz

krantz noun: an encircling or overhanging wall of rock.

Noun

krantz (plural krantzes)

  1. An encircling or overhanging wall of rock.
    • The awful silence of this sepulchral place was presently , as we rested for ten minutes , broken by a posse of baboons , who having espied us from their krantzes above, came shoggling down to see what we were.1889, Henry Anderson Bryde, Kloof and Karroo: Sport, Legend and Natural History in Cape Colony

Proper noun capitalized: Krantz

Krantz (plural Krantzes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of krantz

Noun
pluralkrantzes
alternative formkrans
Proper noun
pluralKrantzes

Origin of krantz

Borrowed from Afrikaans krans, from Dutch krans, from Middle Dutch crans, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz, probably altered from krenz, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kringaz (“circle, ring”). The English spelling seems to have been influenced by cognate German Kranz.

Questions about krantz

What does krantz mean?
Krantz means an encircling or overhanging wall of rock.
What part of speech is krantz?
Krantz can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of krantz?
The plural of krantz is krantzes.

Words near krantz in the dictionary

  1. Kransky
  2. Krant
  3. Kranti
  4. krantikari
  5. krantikaris
  6. krantz
  7. krantzes
  8. krantzite
  9. kranz
  10. Kranzberg
  11. kranzes

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