spruit

English

Etymology

Afrikaans spruit

Noun

spruit (plural spruits)

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

Anagrams

purist, stir up, tripus, uprist, upstir

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Noun

spruit (plural spruite, diminutive spruitjie)

(geography) stream or small river; river branch

Usage notes

Especially used in toponyms.

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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Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

spruit f (plural spruiten, diminutive spruitje n)

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

Derived terms

bladspruit
spruitjes (Brussels sprouts)
spruitkool
spruitzwam

Descendants

Afrikaans: spruit
→ Sranan Tongo: sproiti

Verb

spruit

first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of spruiten
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]