Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

krantz

/kɹˈænts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: krantz
IPA: /kɹˈænts/

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An encircling or overhanging wall of rock.

name

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: krans, crans, kranz, *kringaz

Inflected Forms

krantzes (plural) krans (alternative)

Rhymes With

plants pants grants ants implants chants aunts transplants nantes frantz gantz lantz

Questions

How do you pronounce krantz?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈænts/.
What does krantz mean?: An encircling or overhanging wall of rock.
Where does krantz come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce krantz

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