spröde

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly connected with West Flemish sprooi and Middle English sprēth, sprēþe (spiritually weak, inadequate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁøːdə/
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  • Hyphenation: sprö‧de

Adjective

spröde (strong nominative masculine singular spröder, comparative spröder, superlative am sprödesten)

  1. brittle
  2. rough, chapped (skin)
  3. prudish, reserved, aloof, restrained

Declension

Descendants

  • Danish: sprød
  • Swedish: spröd

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (2011) “spröde”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German), 25th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 872

Further reading

  • spröde” in Duden online
  • spröde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache