See also: sprung and šprung

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

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

Noun edit

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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Further reading edit

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

Hunsrik edit

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)

  1. jump, leap

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