Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch spruten, from Old Dutch *sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic *sprūtaną, *spreutaną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsprœy̯.tə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -œy̯tən

Verb edit

spruiten

  1. to sprout
  2. to spring, come out (of)

Inflection edit

Inflection of spruiten (strong class 2b)
infinitive spruiten
past singular sproot
past participle gesproten
infinitive spruiten
gerund spruiten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spruit sproot
2nd person sing. (jij) spruit sproot
2nd person sing. (u) spruit sproot
2nd person sing. (gij) spruit sproot
3rd person singular spruit sproot
plural spruiten sproten
subjunctive sing.1 spruite sprote
subjunctive plur.1 spruiten sproten
imperative sing. spruit
imperative plur.1 spruit
participles spruitend gesproten
1) Archaic.

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: spruit
  • Papiamentu: sprùit, spreit, spruit