spröjs

Swedish

fönster med spröjsar; spröjsade fönster

spröjsar mellan stolsben, spröjsar i stolsrygg

Etymology

Cognate with Danish dialectal sprøjse, from an older German word Spräutze, Sprütze, Sprüs, Spreusse, related to Danish sprosse, German Sprosse (rung, crosspiece), and Spreize (support beam). Used in Swedish since 1779.

Noun

spröjs c

a muntin, a mullion; a separator (of wood, metal, or stone) between panes in a window
a rung, a crosspiece in a ladder or between the legs of a chair; a separator in any kind of framework

Declension

Declension of spröjs
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spröjs	spröjsen	spröjsar	spröjsarna
Genitive	spröjs	spröjsens	spröjsars	spröjsarnas

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Anagrams

spörjs