Sprosse

sprosse sprösse German Pronunciation de /ˈʃpʁɔsə/ de De-Sprosse2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Sprosse.ogg Etymology 1 From de gmh sprozze m, from de goh sprozzo rung, from de gem-pro *sprutô, from the root of gem-pro *spreutaną, whence de sprießen. Cognate with nl sport rung, gml sprōte rung, sprout, ang sprot sprot(a) sprout. The sense “sprout” seems to be original, but is not attested in High German before the 15th century. de Spross, which compare. The sense “freckle” (17th c., at first also in the form de sprusse) is a de gml sprûte sprout 1, an ablaut variant of the above noun. Cognate with nl spruit sprout and nl sproet freckle, en sprout. Noun f ^chen rung, rundle, step of a ladder de Die Leiter hat sechs Sprossen. The ladder has six rungs. branch, tine, prong of an antler sprout outgrowth on a seed or fruit; for a shoot of an actual growing plant, the doublet de Spross m is more usual de Wenn Kartoffeln länger gelagert werden, bilden sich oft Sprossen. When potatoes are stored for longer periods of time, they often form sprouts. de Warum liegt hier eine Sojasprosse auf dem Boden? Why is there a soybean sprout lying on the ground? de Austria de Kohlsprosse Brussels sprout de Sommersprosse freckle de Wenn ich bei gutem Wetter draußen bin, kriege ich sofort Sprossen im Gesicht. Whenever I go outside in good weather, I immediately get freckles on my face. Declension f Derived terms de Eissprosse Geweihsprosse Leitersprosse Sojasprosse Sommersprosse Wipfelsprosse Etymology 2 Noun de noun form de Spross nom//acc//gen p Further reading