Sprengel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Middle Low German sprengel (“aspergillum; sprinkling brush; something which can be used to squirt or spray a fluid”), thus related to sprengen (“to squirt, to sprinkle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpʁɛŋl̩]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛŋl̩
  • Hyphenation: Spren‧gel

Noun

Sprengel m (strong, genitive Sprengels, plural Sprengel)

  1. aspergillum
    Synonyms: Weihwassersprengel, Aspergill
  2. parish, diocese
  3. (obsolete outside Austria) administrative district

Declension
Declension of Sprengel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sprengel die Sprengel
genitive eines des Sprengels der Sprengel
dative einem dem Sprengel den Sprengeln
accusative einen den Sprengel die Sprengel

Hypernyms
administration
  • Amtsbereich

Hyponyms
administration

Further reading
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