sprenkeln

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German

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Etymology

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Attested 16th century. Cognate with Dutch sprenkelen, English sprinkle. Possibly a frequentative of sprengen (to spray, to water), from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną. Alternatively denominal from Sprenkel, from Middle High German sprenkel, sprinkel, which would then be a nasalised variant of spreckel (spot), from the root of Proto-Germanic *sprakô (spark). Compare Middle Dutch sprank (spark” and “spot). It is also possible that the two roots were mixed.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃprɛŋkəln/, [ˈʃpʁɛŋ.kl̩n], [-kəln]
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Verb

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sprenkeln (weak, third-person singular present sprenkelt, past tense sprenkelte, past participle gesprenkelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to sprinkle, to cause to fall in fine drops (restricted to liquids, especially ones that cause spots, specks)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • sprenkeln” in Duden online
  • sprenkeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache