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Sprung

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See also: sprung and šprung

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sprung, from Old High German sprung, sprunc, ultimately from the root of the verb springen (to leap).

Compare Dutch sprong and Icelandic sprunga (crack).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpʁʊŋ/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Sprung
  • Rhymes: -ʊŋ

Noun

Sprung m (strong, genitive Sprunges or Sprungs, plural Sprünge)

  1. jump, leap
  2. crack
    Die Schüssel hat einen Sprung.
    The bowl has a crack.

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Sprung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Sprung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Sprung” in Duden online
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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German sprung, from Old High German sprung, sprunc, ultimately related to the verb Proto-West Germanic *springan (to leap).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpruŋ/
  • Rhymes: -uŋ
  • Syllabification: Sprung

Noun

Sprung m (plural Spring)

  1. jump, leap

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Sprung”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 155
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