sprießen

German

Alternative forms

  • spriessen

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German spriozan, from Proto-West Germanic *spreutan, from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną. Cognate with English sprout.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁiːsən/, [ˈʃpʁiːsn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: sprie‧ßen

Verb

sprießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present sprießt, past tense spross, past participle gesprossen, past subjunctive sprösse, auxiliary sein)

  1. to sprout
    Synonym: keimen

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • aufsprießen

Further reading

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