Spreißel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sprīzel, perhaps related to spleißen (“to split”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁaɪ̯səl/
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  • Hyphenation: Sprei‧ßel

Noun

Spreißel m (strong, genitive Spreißels, plural Spreißel)

  1. (Southern Germany) splinter (a small sharp fragment of material, often wood)
  2. (Austria) kindling (small pieces of wood used to start a fire)

Declension

Declension of Spreißel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spreißel die Spreißel
genitive eines des Spreißels der Spreißel
dative einem dem Spreißel den Spreißeln
accusative einen den Spreißel die Spreißel

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