Sparren

See also: sparren and spärren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sparre, from Old High German sparro, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpaʁən/

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Noun

Sparren m (strong, genitive Sparrens, plural Sparren)

1. (architecture) rafter
2. (heraldry) chevron

Declension

Declension of Sparren [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sparren	die	Sparren
genitive	eines	des	Sparrens	der	Sparren
dative	einem	dem	Sparren	den	Sparren
accusative	einen	den	Sparren	die	Sparren

Further reading

• “Sparren” in Duden online
• “Sparren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache