sprød

See also: sprod, spröd, and sprőd

Danish

Etymology

From German spröde, presumably from Proto-Germanic *sprauþijaz, cognate with Middle English sprēþe (“fragile”). The origin is obscure.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sprøːˀð/, [ˈsb̥ʁœˀð], [ˈsb̥ʁœðˀ]

Adjective

sprød (neuter sprødt, plural and definite singular attributive sprøde)

brittle, crispy

Inflection

Inflection of *sprød*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	sprød	sprødere	sprødest²
indefinite neuter singular	sprødt	sprødere	sprødest²
plural	sprøde	sprødere	sprødest²
definite attributive¹	sprøde	sprødere	sprødeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

References

“sprød” in Den Danske Ordbog