Rittersporn

German

Etymology

From Ritter +‎ Sporn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɪtɐˌʃpɔʁn/
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  • Hyphenation: Rit‧ter‧sporn

Noun

Rittersporn m (strong, genitive Ritterspornes or Rittersporns, plural Rittersporne)

  1. any plant belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.

Declension

Declension of Rittersporn [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rittersporn die Rittersporne
genitive eines des Ritterspornes, Rittersporns der Rittersporne
dative einem dem Rittersporn, Rittersporne1 den Ritterspornen
accusative einen den Rittersporn die Rittersporne

1Now rare, see notes.

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