Rittersporn
German
Rittersporn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁɪtɐˌʃpɔʁn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Rit‧ter‧sporn
Noun
Rittersporn m (strong, genitive Ritterspornes or Rittersporns, plural Rittersporne)
- any plant belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
Declension
Declension of Rittersporn [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Rittersporn | die | Rittersporne |
| genitive | eines | des | Ritterspornes, Rittersporns | der | Rittersporne |
| dative | einem | dem | Rittersporn, Rittersporne1 | den | Ritterspornen |
| accusative | einen | den | Rittersporn | die | Rittersporne |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
Related terms
- Feldrittersporn, Gartenrittersporn
- Ritterburg, Raubritter
- Felssporn, Lerchensporn
Further reading
- “Rittersporn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rittersporn” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Rittersporn” in Duden online
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