Spreu
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German, from Old High German spriu. Related to sprühen (“to spray”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Spreu f (genitive Spreu, no plural)
- chaff (inedible parts of grain plant)
Declension edit
Declension of Spreu [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Spreu” in Duden online
- “Spreu” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Spreu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache