entspringen
German
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German intspringan. Decomposable as ent- + springen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔɛntˈʃpʁɪŋən]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ent‧sprin‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɪŋn̩
Verb
entspringen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present entspringt, past tense entsprang, past participle entsprungen, past subjunctive entspränge, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive, with dative or aus + dative) to arise, originate, or spring from (start to exist from a source)
- Das Gefühl ist dem Inneren ihrer Seele entsprungen. ― The feeling arose from deep within her soul.
- (intransitive, dated, with dative or aus + dative) to escape quickly
- Synonym: entfliehen
- (aus) dem Gefängnis entspringen ― to escape from prison
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Related terms
- Entspringen
- entspringend, entsprungen
- abspringen
Further reading
- “entspringen” in Duden online
- “entspringen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “entspringen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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