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

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

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

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