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Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

sprengen

  1. plural of spreng

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German sprengen, from Old High German sprengen, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃpʁɛŋən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: spren‧gen

Verb edit

sprengen (weak, third-person singular present sprengt, past tense sprengte, past participle gesprengt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to blow up, to blast
  2. (horticulture) to sprinkle

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • sprengen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • sprengen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • sprengen” in Duden online
  • sprengen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old English sprenġan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprangijan, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną; compare spryngen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsprɛnd͡ʒən/, /ˈsprind͡ʒən/

Verb edit

sprengen (third-person singular simple present sprengeth, present participle sprengende, sprengynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sprenged)

  1. To sprinkle or asperse; to spread in small drops or bits.
  2. To diffuse or spray with a mist or gas.
  3. To combine or intermingle; to (cause to) become blended.
  4. (figuratively) To cleanse or purify from taint.
  5. (rare, of the sun) To rise; to emerge or appear.

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • English: springe (obsolete)

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