"Sperling" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃpɛʁlɪŋ/ Audio: De-Sperling.OGG
Etymology: From Middle High German sperlinc, from Old High German sperili(n)g, derived from sparo. Within High German, Sperling was north-eastern versus southern and western Spatz (western also Müsche, cf. Dutch mus, which was not standardised and has now been replaced with Spatz). Sperling was reinforced by Middle Low German sperlinc. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|de|gmh|sperlinc}} Middle High German sperlinc, {{inh|de|goh|speriling|sperili(n)g}} Old High German sperili(n)g, {{m|goh|sparo}} sparo, {{m|de||Sperling}} Sperling, {{m|de||Spatz}} Spatz, {{m|de||Müsche}} Müsche, {{cog|nl|mus}} Dutch mus, {{m|de||Spatz}} Spatz, {{m|de||Sperling}} Sperling, {{der|de|gml|sperlinc}} Middle Low German sperlinc Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Sperling m (strong, genitive Sperlings, plural Sperlinge) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Sperlings [genitive], Sperlinge [plural], strong [table-tags], Sperling [nominative, singular], Sperlinge [definite, nominative, plural], Sperlings [genitive, singular], Sperlinge [definite, genitive, plural], Sperling [dative, singular], Sperlingen [dative, definite, plural], Sperling [accusative, singular], Sperlinge [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (especially northern and eastern) sparrow Tags: Eastern, Northern, especially, masculine, strong Categories (lifeform): True sparrows Synonyms: Spatz Derived forms: Feldsperling, Haussperling, Weidensperling
    Sense id: en-Sperling-de-noun-BFTVJ6f6 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Sperling meaning in German (3.6kB)

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