spruit

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) a sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant which grows from the rest
2. (feminine) a child, seen as a parent's offspring, usually said of a minor
3. (feminine) a style or beam which rests on another
4. (feminine) a branch of a plumbing pipe, rope etc.
5. (feminine) a small river, river branch, especially used in South African toponyms

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person) inflection of spruiten:
2. (form-of, imperative) inflection of spruiten:

Concepts

offspring

sprout

shoot

young

fruit

Brussels sprout

spruitkool

child

🧒

offset

scion

sprig

brussel sprout

Synonyms

loot

scheut

sport

spruiten

takje

uitloper

uitspruitsel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sprœy̯t/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: sprute

Inherited from Old Dutch: *sprūtan

Cognate with English: sprite

In summary

From Middle Dutch sprute, spruut, spruyte, from Old Dutch *sprūtan. Cognate with English sprite, sprout.