Spreißel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sprīzel, perhaps related to spleißen (“to split”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃpʁaɪ̯səl/
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Hyphenation: Sprei‧ßel

Noun

Spreißel m (genitive Spreißels, plural Spreißel)

(Southern German) splinter (a small sharp fragment of material, often wood)
(Austria) kindling (small pieces of wood used to start a fire)

Declension

Declension of Spreißel

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spreißel	die	Spreißel
genitive	eines	des	Spreißels	der	Spreißel
dative	einem	dem	Spreißel	den	Spreißeln
accusative	einen	den	Spreißel	die	Spreißel

Further reading

Spreißel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Spreißel in Duden online
“Spreißel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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