Heißsporn

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German

Etymology

Ca. 1800, from heiß (“hot”) +‎ Sporn (“spur”), a calque of English hotspur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯sˌʃpɔrn/
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  • Hyphenation: Heiß‧sporn

Noun

Heißsporn m (strong, genitive Heißsporns or Heißspornes, plural Heißsporne)

  1. hothead, hotspur, firebrand

Declension

Declension of Heißsporn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Heißsporn die Heißsporne
genitive eines des Heißsporns, Heißspornes der Heißsporne
dative einem dem Heißsporn, Heißsporne1 den Heißspornen
accusative einen den Heißsporn die Heißsporne

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Heißsporn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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