sprød
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 | |
| Common singular | sprød | sprødere | sprødest2 |
| 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
- sprødhed
- sprødstegt
References
- “sprød” in Den Danske Ordbog