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entsprießen

German, verb[ɛntˈʃpʁiːsn̩]

entsprießen is a German verb meaning “to sprout out, spring out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus etwas oder einem Untergrund sprießen”.

What does entsprießen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to sprout out, spring out

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. aus etwas oder einem Untergrund sprießen 2. aus etwas hervorgehen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of entsprießen

  • entsprießt present singular third-person
  • entspross past
  • entsprossen participle past
  • entsprösse past subjunctive
  • sein auxiliary
  • 2 strong
  • entsprießend participle present
  • entsprieße first-person indicative present
  • entsprießest second-person singular subjunctive
  • entsprießet plural second-person subjunctive
  • entsprössen first-person formal plural
  • entsprossest indicative preterite second-person
  • entsprosst indicative preterite second-person
  • entsprössest formal rare second-person
  • entsprösst formal rare second-person
  • entsprösset formal plural rare
  • entspriessen alternative Switzerland Liechtenstein
  • entsprieß! imperative singular

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce entsprießen?

  • [ɛntˈʃpʁiːsn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.