Spross

spross German Alternative forms de Sproß pre-1996 Etymology de goh gmw-pro gem-pro de Sprosse rung, sprout, which see. de gmh sprozze was a weak masculine. The apocopated form adopted strong declension, while the fuller form became feminine. The semantic distinction between both was introduced and advocated by the grammarian Johann_Christoph_Gottsched Gottsched (18th c.). It remains vague, however, except insofar as the masculine form is no longer possible in the sense of “rung”. Pronunciation de [ʃpʁɔs] de De-Spross2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Spross.ogg Noun m,,e:en ^chen sprout, shoot young plant growing out of the ground; young twig growing on a plant; for outgrowths on potatoes, soybeans etc., the doublet de Sprosse f is more usual de Trieb Schoss Schössling Sprössling de Hier unten am Stamm kommt ein neuer Spross. Down here on the stem grows a new shoot. de figurative scion, descendant de Sprössling de Er war der Spross einer reichen Kaufmannsfamilie. He was the scion of a rich merchant family. Declension m,,e:en See also de Knospe f bud Further reading