spruit

English

Etymology

Afrikaans spruit

Noun

spruit (plural spruits)

1. (South Africa) A small headstream; a stream flowing through a village, dry in summer.

Anagrams

• purist, stir up, tripus, uprist, upstir

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch spruit, from Middle Dutch sprute. Cognate with English sprite, sprout.

Noun

spruit (plural spruite, diminutive spruitjie)

1. (geography) stream or small river; river branch

Usage notes

• Especially used in toponyms.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sprute, spruut, spruyte. Cognate with English sprite, sprout. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sprœy̯t/

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• Hyphenation: spruit
• Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

spruit f (plural spruiten, diminutive spruitje n)

1. (botany) A sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant which grows from the rest
2. A child, seen as a parent's offspring, usually said of a minor
3. (construction) A style or beam which rests on another
4. A branch of a plumbing pipe, rope etc.
5. (geography) A small river, river branch, especially used in South African toponyms

Derived terms

• bladspruit
• spruitje (“Brussels sprout”)
• spruitkool
• spruitzwam

Descendants

• Afrikaans: spruit
• → Sranan Tongo: sproiti

Verb

spruit

1. (deprecated template usage) first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of spruiten
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of spruiten

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]