sprød

See also: sprod, spröd, and sprőd

Danish

Etymology

From German spröde, presumably from Proto-Germanic *sprauþijaz, cognate with Middle English sprēþe (“fragile”). The origin is obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sprøːˀð/, [ˈsb̥ʁœˀð], [ˈsb̥ʁœðˀ]

Adjective

sprød (neuter sprødt, plural and definite singular attributive sprøde)

1. brittle, crispy

Inflection

Inflection of sprød
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	sprød	sprødere	sprødest2
Indefinite neuter singular	sprødt	sprødere	sprødest2
Plural	sprøde	sprødere	sprødest2
Definite attributive1	sprøde	sprødere	sprødeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• sprødhed
• sprødstegt

References

• “sprød” in Den Danske Ordbog