Teufelskreis

German

Etymology

From Teufel (“devil”) +‎ Kreis (“circle”), a loose loan translation of Latin circulus vitiosus (also circulus diaboli, but possibly restricted to New Latin and then perhaps after the German).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈˈtʰɔʏ̯fl̩sˌkʁaɪ̯s/
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Noun

Teufelskreis m (strong, genitive Teufelskreises, plural Teufelskreise)

  1. vicious circle, vicious cycle

Declension

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