der Spross
[ʃpʁɔs] noun · masculine C2- sprout, shoot (young plant growing out of the ground; young twig growing on a plant); for outgrowths on potatoes, soybeans etc., the doublet Sprosse f is more usual · Hier unten am Stamm kommt ein neuer Spross. Down here on the stem grows a new shoot.
- scion, descendant · Er war der Spross einer reichen Kaufmannsfamilie. He was the scion of a rich merchant family.
Genitive des Sprosses · Plural die Sprosse
Noun forms
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Spross | die Sprosse / Sprossen |
| Accusative | den Spross | die Sprosse / Sprossen |
| Dative | dem Spross / Sprosse | den Sprossen |
| Genitive | des Sprosses | der Sprosse / Sprossen |
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