Noun
der Spross
Pronunciation: [ʃpʁɔs]
sprout, shoot (young plant growing out of the ground; young twig growing on a plant); for outgrowths on potatoes, soybeans etc., the doublet Sprosse f is more usual
C2
rank #11,321
plural Sprosse
Meanings
Noun
- sprout, shoot (young plant growing out of the ground; young twig growing on a plant); for outgrowths on potatoes, soybeans etc., the doublet Sprosse f is more usual
- scion, descendant
Example sentence
Hier unten am Stamm kommt ein neuer Spross.
Down here on the stem grows a new shoot.
Word forms
singular
der Spross
plural
die Sprosse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Spross
Accusativeden Spross
Dativedem Spross
Genitivedes Sprosses
Plural
Nominativedie Sprosse
Accusativedie Sprosse
Dativeden Sprossen
Genitiveder Sprosse
Usage
- ein neuer Spross — A new shoot on a plant.
- ein Spross der Familie — An offspring or descendant of a family; elevated usage.
Neben dem alten Stamm wuchs ein zarter grüner Spross.
A delicate green shoot grew beside the old trunk.