Ansporn

German

Etymology

Backformation from anspornen, itself derived from Sporn (“spur”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanˌʃpɔrn/

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Noun

Ansporn m (strong, genitive Anspornes or Ansporns, no plural)

1. incentive, stimulus, something that spurs on

Declension

Declension of Ansporn [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ansporn
genitive	eines	des	Anspornes, Ansporns
dative	einem	dem	Ansporn, Ansporne1
accusative	einen	den	Ansporn

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• anspornen

Further reading

• “Ansporn” in Duden online