Polyglot Dictionary

Ursprung

/ˈuːɐ̯ʃpʁʊŋ/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Ursprünge

Meaning

  1. origin

    • Der Ursprung des Wortes ist unbekannt.

      The origin of the word is unknown.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

abstammung

Close synonyms for "origin" — Abstammung is specifically about genealogical descent; Ursprung is the general word for where anything comes from.

Similar in other languages

French

origine

origine is the French word for the same thing — both mean "origin."

Portuguese

origem

origem is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "origin."

Practice

1 What does Ursprung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ des Wortes ist unbekannt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ursprung?

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