Rittersporn
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Rittersporn m (strong, genitive Ritterspornes or Rittersporns, plural Rittersporne)
- any plant belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Rittersporn [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Rittersporn | die | Rittersporne |
genitive | eines | des | Ritterspornes, Rittersporns | der | Rittersporne |
dative | einem | dem | Rittersporn, Rittersporne1 | den | Ritterspornen |
accusative | einen | den | Rittersporn | die | Rittersporne |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Rittersporn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rittersporn” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Rittersporn” in Duden online