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Danish
Etymology
From German spröde, presumably from Proto-Germanic *sprauþijaz, cognate with Middle English sprēþe (“fragile”). The origin is obscure.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sprød (neuter sprødt, plural and definite singular attributive sprøde)
- brittle, crispy
Inflection
| Inflection of sprød
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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sprød
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sprødere
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sprødest2
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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sprødt
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sprødere
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sprødest2
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| Plural
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sprøde
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sprødere
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sprødest2
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| Definite attributive1
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sprøde
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sprødere
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sprødeste
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1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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