Sprosse
Meaning
- (feminine) rung, step, rundle
- (feminine) branch, tine, prong (of an antler)
- (feminine) sprout
- (Austria,abbreviation,alt-of,clipping,feminine) Clipping of Kohlsprosse (“Brussels sprout”).
Concepts
Synonyms
Dialects
Aargau
seigel
Basel-Landschaft
saigel
Basel-Landschaft
sprosse
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃpʁɔsə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German sprozze, from Old High German sprozzo (“bud, twig”); related to sprießen.
New
Spross
- (masculine,mixed,strong) bud
- (masculine,mixed,strong) descendant
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