ursprünglichen
German, adjective[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçn̩]
ursprünglichen is spelled U-R-S-P-R-Ü-N-G-L-I-C-H-E-N (14 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written German, the 3,812th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ursprünglichen is a German masculine adjective meaning “strong genitive masculine/neuter singular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum”.
What does ursprünglichen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
masculineneuterstrong genitive masculine/neuter singular
- 2
weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
- 3
masculinestrong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
- 4
strong dative plural
- 5
weak/mixed all-case plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, 2. Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum und 3. Genitiv Singular alle Genera, 4. Dativ Singular alle Genera,
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce ursprünglichen?
- [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçn̩]
- [uːɐ̯ˈʃpʁʏŋlɪçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ursprünglichen in German?
ursprünglichen appears 21 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).