Spreu
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German, from Old High German spriu. Related to sprühen (“to spray”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Spreu f (genitive Spreu, no plural)
- chaff (inedible parts of grain plant)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Spreu [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Spreu” in Duden online
- “Spreu” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Spreu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache