Why is it der Sprössling?
Sprössling ends in -ling, and most nouns ending in -ling are masculine: in a German dictionary, 82% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -ling der
Meaning
Examples
[2] "He assigned more distant seats to the family of the family to share their power"
[2] „Den Sprösslingen der Familie wies er entferntere Sitze zu, um ihre Macht zu teilen.“
[2] "The Boisserée were offspring of a family who originally been based in the Liège area"
[2] „Die Boisserée waren Sprösslinge einer Familie, die ursprünglich in der Gegend von Lüttich ansässig gewesen war.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Sprössling | die Sprösslinge |
| Genitiv | des Sprösslings | der Sprösslinge |
| Dativ | dem Sprössling | den Sprösslingen |
| Akkusativ | den Sprössling | die Sprösslinge |
Pronunciation
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