Sprossvokal
German, noun/ˈʃpʁɔsvoˌkaːl/
Sprossvokal is spelled S-P-R-O-S-S-V-O-K-A-L (11 letters). Sprossvokal is a German masculine noun meaning “anaptyxis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zur Erleichterung der Aussprache zwischen zwei Konsonanten eingeschobener Vokal”.
What does Sprossvokal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineanaptyxis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zur Erleichterung der Aussprache zwischen zwei Konsonanten eingeschobener Vokal
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 Sprossvokal
- Sprossvokals genitive
- Sprossvokale plural
- Sprossvokalen dative definite plural
- Sproßvokal obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sprossvokal?
- /ˈʃpʁɔsvoˌkaːl/
- [ˈʃpʁɔsvoˌkaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.