Adjective: spröd
Hyphenation:
Definite Forms
Singular Masculine
spröde
All Other Forms
spröda
Comparison Forms
Comparative
| Indefinite | sprödare |
| Definite | sprödare |
Superlative
| Indefinite | sprödast |
| Definite | sprödaste |
Perifrastic Comparison Forms
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like spröd
självgod,
pratglad,
skjutglad,
färgglad,
oblid,
timid,
död,
led,
röd,
vid,
strid,
spröd,
solid,
fartglad,
glad,
blid,
bred,
bråd,
vred,
späd, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From German spröde. Cognate of Danish sprød. Attested since 1684. Origin beyond German obscure. Seemingly cognate with Middle English sprēþe (“fragile”) and Latvian spraûtiês (“come forth”). See: German Adjectives '
spröde'.
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