springen

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German springen, from Old High German springan, from Proto-Germanic *springaną (to jump; to burst). Cognate with German springen, English spring.

Verb

springen (strong class 3 , third-person singular present indicative sprink, past participle gisprunk, auxiliary soin)

  1. (Luserna) to jump

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch springen, from Old Dutch *springan, from Proto-Germanic *springaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsprɪŋə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sprin‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb

springen

  1. (intransitive) to jump, to leap
  2. (intransitive) to explode, to shatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of springen (strong class 3a)
infinitive springen
past singular sprong
past participle gesprongen
infinitive springen
gerund springen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spring sprong
2nd person sing. (jij) springt, spring2 sprong
2nd person sing. (u) springt sprong
2nd person sing. (gij) springt sprongt
3rd person singular springt sprong
plural springen sprongen
subjunctive sing.1 springe spronge
subjunctive plur.1 springen sprongen
imperative sing. spring
imperative plur.1 springt
participles springend gesprongen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: spring
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: pringgi
  • Jersey Dutch: spring, springe, spränge
  • Negerhollands: spriṅ

German

springen

Etymology

From Old High German springan, from Proto-Germanic *springaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sprenǵʰ-. Compare Low German springen, Dutch springen, West Frisian springe, English spring, Danish springe.

Pronunciation

Verb

springen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present springt, past tense sprang, past participle gesprungen, past subjunctive spränge, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to spring; to leap; to bounce
  2. (intransitive, sports) to dive; to jump; to vault
  3. (intransitive) to break; to burst; to pop
  4. (intransitive, Southern Germany, Switzerland) to run; to dash
    Synonyms: laufen, eilen

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *springan, from Proto-Germanic *springaną.

Verb

springen

  1. to jump, to spring
  2. to jump around, to dance
  3. to explode into pieces, to shatter

Inflection

Conjugation of springen (strong class 3)
infinitive base form springen
genitive springens
dative springene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular springe spranc springe spronge
2nd person singular sprincs, springes sproncs, spronges sprincs, springes spronges
3rd person singular sprinct, springet spranc springe spronge
1st person plural springen sprongen springen sprongen
2nd person plural sprinct, springet spronct, spronget sprinct, springet spronget
3rd person plural springen sprongen springen sprongen
imperative
singular sprinc, springe
plural sprinct, springet
present past
participle springende gesprongen

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

springen

  1. alternative form of spryngen