Spross

See also: spross

German

Alternative forms
  • Sproß (pre-1996)

Etymology

Akin to Sprosse

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃpʁɔs]
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Noun

Spross m (strong or mixed, genitive Sprosses, plural Sprosse or Sprossen)

  1. bud
  2. descendant

Declension
Declension of Spross [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spross die Sprosse, Sprossen
genitive eines des Sprosses der Sprosse, Sprossen
dative einem dem Spross, Sprosse1 den Sprossen
accusative einen den Spross die Sprosse, Sprossen

1Now rare, see notes.

See also

Further reading
  • “Spross” in Duden online
  • “Spross” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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