Sperling

See also: sperling

German

Etymology

From Old High German sperilig, from Proto-Indo-European *sperg- (“sparrow”) (compare English sparrow).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃpɛʁlɪŋ/
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Noun

Sperling m (genitive Sperlings, plural Sperlinge)

sparrow

Declension

Declension of Sperling

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sperling	die	Sperlinge
genitive	eines	des	Sperlings	der	Sperlinge
dative	einem	dem	Sperling	den	Sperlingen
accusative	einen	den	Sperling	die	Sperlinge

Synonyms

Spatz

Further reading

Sperling in Duden online

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