Sprung
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
Sprung m (strong, genitive Sprunges or Sprungs, plural Sprünge)
Declension edit
Declension of Sprung [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms edit
- Absprung
- Ansprung
- Aufsprung
- Blasensprung (“water-breaking, breaking of waters, ruptured fetal membranes”)
- Dreisprung (“triple jump”) (track & field)
- Eisprung (“ovulation”)
- Hechtsprung (“swan dive”)
- Hochsprung
- Katzensprung
- Quantensprung
- Rösselsprung
- Rücksprung
- Seitensprung
- Sprachursprung
- Stabhochsprung
- Strecksprung
- Übersprung
- Ursprung
- Vorsprung
- Weitsprung
- Zeilensprung
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German sprung, from Old High German sprung, sprunc, ultimately related to the verb Proto-West Germanic *springan (“to leap”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Sprung m (plural Spring)