Sprengel

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Sprengel m (strong, genitive Sprengels, plural Sprengel)

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

Declension[edit]

Hypernyms[edit]

administration

Hyponyms[edit]

administration

Further reading[edit]