Spengler
See also: špengler
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Spengler (plural Spenglers)
- A surname from German.
Translations
German
Alternative forms
- Spängler (obsolete)
Etymology
From Late Middle High German speng(e)ler, from Spengel/Spängel (a diminutive form of Spange) + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃpɛŋlɐ]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Speng‧ler
Noun
Spengler m (strong, genitive Spenglers, plural Spengler, feminine Spenglerin)
- (Southern Germany) plumber, tinsmith
- Synonyms: Installateur, Klempner
Declension
Declension of Spengler [masculine, strong]
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Autospengler
- Bauspengler
Derived terms
- Spenglerei
Descendants
Proper noun
Spengler m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Spenglers or (with an article) Spengler, feminine genitive Spengler, plural Spenglers or Spengler)
Descendants
- English: Spengler
Further reading
- “Spengler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spengler” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Spengler” in Duden online