"Spreißel" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃpʁaɪ̯səl/ Audio: De-Spreißel.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German sprīzel, perhaps related to spleißen (“to split”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|sprīzel}} Middle High German sprīzel Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Spreißel m (strong, genitive Spreißels, plural Spreißel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Spreißels [genitive], Spreißel [plural], strong [table-tags], Spreißel [nominative, singular], Spreißel [definite, nominative, plural], Spreißels [genitive, singular], Spreißel [definite, genitive, plural], Spreißel [dative, singular], Spreißeln [dative, definite, plural], Spreißel [accusative, singular], Spreißel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Southern Germany) splinter (a small sharp fragment of material, often wood) Tags: Southern-Germany, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Spreißel-de-noun-z4EdYSAk Categories (other): Southern German
  2. (Austria) kindling (small pieces of wood used to start a fire) Tags: Austria, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Spreißel-de-noun-Fa3j4MtA Categories (other): Austrian German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fire, Woods Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Fire: 0 100 Disambiguation of Woods: 34 66

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