See also: Sprudeln

German

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Etymology

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Likely sprühen +‎ -eln, influenced by brodeln (to seethe).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Curious if this might be cognate with English sprout, with the frequentative / iterative -eln suffix?”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpʁuːdl̩n]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: spru‧deln
  • Rhymes: -uːdl̩n

Verb

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sprudeln (weak, third-person singular present sprudelt, past tense sprudelte, past participle gesprudelt, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. (of liquids) to bubble up [auxiliary sein]
  2. (of liquids) to foam up [auxiliary haben]
  3. (of words) to gush forth [auxiliary sein]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • sprudeln” in Duden online
  • sprudeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache