Sprung

See also: sprung and šprung

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sprung, from Old High German sprung, sprunc, ultimately from the root of the verb springen (“to leap”).

Compare Dutch sprong and Icelandic sprunga (“crack”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃpʁʊŋ/
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Hyphenation: Sprung
Rhymes: -ʊŋ

Noun

Sprung m (strong, genitive Sprunges or Sprungs, plural Sprünge)

jump, leap
crack
Die Schüssel hat einen Sprung.
The bowl has a crack.

Declension

Declension of Sprung [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sprung	die	Sprünge
genitive	eines	des	Sprunges, Sprungs	der	Sprünge
dative	einem	dem	Sprung, Sprunge¹	den	Sprüngen
accusative	einen	den	Sprung	die	Sprünge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Absprung
Ansprung
Aufsprung
Blasensprung (“water-breaking, breaking of waters, ruptured fetal membranes”)
Dreisprung (“triple jump”) (track & field)
Eisprung (“ovulation”)
Hechtsprung (“swan dive”)
Hochsprung
Katzensprung
Quantensprung
Rösselsprung
Rücksprung
Seitensprung
Sprachursprung
Stabhochsprung
Strecksprung
Übersprung
Ursprung
Vorsprung
Weitsprung
Zeilensprung

Derived terms

sprunghaft

Related terms

Further reading

“Sprung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Sprung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Sprung” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German sprung, from Old High German sprung, sprunc, ultimately related to the verb Proto-West Germanic *springan (“to leap”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃpruŋ/

Noun

Sprung m (plural Spring)

jump, leap

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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