sprød

Danish

Etymology

From German spröde, presumably from Proto-Germanic *sprauþijaz, cognate with Middle English sprēþe (“fragile”). The origin is obscure.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sprøːˀð/, [ˈsb̥ʁœˀð], [ˈsb̥ʁœðˀ]

Adjective

sprød (neuter sprødt, plural and definite singular attributive sprøde)

  1. brittle, crispy

Inflection
Inflection of sprød
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular sprød sprødere sprødest2
Neuter singular sprødt sprødere sprødest2
Plural sprøde sprødere sprødest2
Definite attributive1 sprøde sprødere sprødeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms
  • sprødhed
  • sprødstegt

References
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