Kresse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kresse.

Proper noun

Kresse (plural Kresses)

A surname from German.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Kresse is the 33379^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 684 individuals. Kresse is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kresse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 352.

Anagrams

Eskers, eskers, skeers

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kresse, from Old High German kressa, from Proto-West Germanic *krassjā. Cognates include English cress.

Kresse

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʁɛsə/
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Noun

Kresse f (genitive Kresse, plural Kressen)

cress
Synonym: Gartenkresse

Declension

Declension of Kresse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kresse	die	Kressen
genitive	einer	der	Kresse	der	Kressen
dative	einer	der	Kresse	den	Kressen
accusative	eine	die	Kresse	die	Kressen

Related terms

Brunnenkresse, Kapuzinerkresse
Kressengewächs

References

“Kresse (Fisch)” in Duden online
“Kresse (Pflanze)” in Duden online
“Kresse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkresə/

Noun

Kresse f

plural of Kress

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