spröjs

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate with Danish dialectal sprøjse, from an older German word Spräutze, Sprütze, Sprüs, Spreusse, related to Danish sprosse, German Sprosse (rung, crosspiece), and Spreize (support beam). First attested in 1779.

Noun

spröjs c

  1. a muntin, a mullion; a separator (of wood, metal, or stone) between panes in a window
  2. a rung, a crosspiece in a ladder or between the legs of a chair; a separator in any kind of framework

Declension

Declension of spröjs
nominative genitive
singular indefinite spröjs spröjs
definite spröjsen spröjsens
plural indefinite spröjsar spröjsars
definite spröjsarna spröjsarnas
  • fönsterspröjs
  • spröjsad
  • spröjsfri
  • spröjsverk

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