"Springer" meaning in German

See Springer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈʃpʁɪŋɐ] Audio: De-Springer.ogg Forms: Springers [genitive, masculine], Springer [genitive, masculine], Springer [feminine, genitive], Springers [plural], Springer [plural]
Etymology: springen (“to jump”) + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|springen|er|gloss1=to jump}} springen (“to jump”) + -er Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Springer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Springers or (with an article) Springer, feminine genitive Springer, plural Springers or Springer)
  1. a surname Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname
    Sense id: en-Springer-de-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): German surnames

Noun

IPA: [ˈʃpʁɪŋɐ] Audio: De-Springer.ogg
Etymology: springen (“to jump”) + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|springen|er|gloss1=to jump}} springen (“to jump”) + -er Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=+}} Springer m (strong, genitive Springers, plural Springer, feminine Springerin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Springers [genitive], Springer [plural], Springerin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Springer [nominative, singular], Springer [definite, nominative, plural], Springers [genitive, singular], Springer [definite, genitive, plural], Springer [dative, singular], Springern [dative, definite, plural], Springer [accusative, singular], Springer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. jumper, one who jumps Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Springer-de-noun-NOlXU59y
  2. (business) stand in Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Springer-de-noun-rC4Rm03H Categories (other): Business Topics: business
  3. (chess) knight Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Springer-de-noun-zh2AHRUt Categories (other): Chess, Chess Disambiguation of Chess: 3 0 0 92 5 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  4. (Austria) switchblade Tags: Austria, masculine, strong Synonyms: Klappmesser, Schnappmesser, Springmesser, Stellmesser
    Sense id: en-Springer-de-noun-XHCHma5j Categories (other): Austrian German, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 30 31 3 2 7 7 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 28 29 3 2 6 8 19 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 21 15 51 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 10 8 28 10 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Springerin Coordinate_terms: König, Dame, Königin, Turm, Läufer, Pferd, Ross, Rössel, Bauer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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