springen
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)
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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
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
verb
- aaneenspringen
- aanspringen
- achternaspringen
- achteruitspringen
- afspringen
- bespringen
- bijspringen
- binnenspringen
- bovenspringen
- dichtspringen
- doodspringen
- doorspringen
- heenspringen
- inspringen
- kapotspringen
- langsspringen
- losspringen
- meespringen
- misspringen
- naspringen
- nederspringen
- neerspringen
- omhoogspringen
- omlaagspringen
- omspringen
- omverspringen
- ontspringen
- openspringen
- opspringen
- opzijspringen
- overspringen
- platspringen
- rechtspringen
- rondspringen
- schansspringen
- schoonspringen
- stukspringen
- terugspringen
- toespringen
- touwtje springen
- tussenspringen
- uiteenspringen
- uitspringen
- vastspringen
- verderspringen
- verspringen
- volspringen
- voorbijspringen
- vooroverspringen
- voorspringen
- voortspringen
- vooruitspringen
- vrijspringen
- wederspringen
- wegspringen
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: spring
- Berbice Creole Dutch: pringgi
- Jersey Dutch: spring, springe, spränge
- Negerhollands: spriṅ
German
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
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁɪŋən/
Audio (Germany): (file) Audio (Germany): (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪŋn̩
Verb
springen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present springt, past tense sprang, past participle gesprungen, past subjunctive spränge, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to spring; to leap; to bounce
- (intransitive, sports) to dive; to jump; to vault
- (intransitive) to break; to burst; to pop
- (intransitive, Southern Germany, Switzerland) to run; to dash
Conjugation
Conjugation of springen (class 3 strong, auxiliary sein)
| infinitive | springen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | springend | ||||
| past participle | gesprungen | ||||
| auxiliary | sein | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich springe | wir springen | i | ich springe | wir springen |
| du springst | ihr springt | du springest | ihr springet | ||
| er springt | sie springen | er springe | sie springen | ||
| preterite | ich sprang | wir sprangen | ii | ich spränge1 | wir sprängen1 |
| du sprangst | ihr sprangt | du sprängest1 du sprängst1 |
ihr spränget1 ihr sprängt1 | ||
| er sprang | sie sprangen | er spränge1 | sie sprängen1 | ||
| imperative | spring (du) springe (du) |
springt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of springen (class 3 strong, auxiliary sein)
Derived terms
Related terms
- abspringen
- anspringen
- aufspringen
- beiseitespringen
- beispringen
- einspringen
- heraufspringen
- herausspringen
- herunterspringen
- hinaufspringen
- hinunterspringen
- reinspringen
- Springen
- Springinsfeld
- Springseil
- Springspinne
- überspringen
- vorspringen
- wegspringen
Further reading
- “springen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “springen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “springen” in Duden online
- “springen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “springen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *springan, from Proto-Germanic *springaną.
Verb
springen
Inflection
| 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
- “springhen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “springen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Verb
springen
- alternative form of spryngen