Spilling

See also: spilling

German
Spillinge

Alternative forms
  • Spille, Spelling, Spillpflaume, Spindelpflaume, Spönling, Spelling, Spenling, Spendling (obsolete and dialectal, sometimes also meaning plums in general or sloes)

Etymology

From Middle High German spënelinc, spëndelinc, spinlinc, spillinc, from Old High German spenelinc, spenilinch, also found in Middle Low German spelling, spilling, probably from Old High German spenala, spenila, spenela, spenula (“needle”) from Latin spīnula (“little thorn, needle”) and originally referring to the sloe, named after its thorns.

The plant is dated since about 1900 for commercial exploitation because of its size, however depending on regional occurrence is used privately.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpɪlɪŋ]
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Noun

Spilling m (strong, genitive Spillings, plural Spillinge)

  1. Prunus domestica ssp. insititia var. pomariorum, a variety of European plum

Declension
Declension of Spilling [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spilling die Spillinge
genitive eines des Spillings der Spillinge
dative einem dem Spilling den Spillingen
accusative einen den Spilling die Spillinge

Descendants
  • → Czech: špendlík

Further reading
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