Heißsporn

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German

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Etymology

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Ca. 1800, from heiß (hot) +‎ Sporn (spur), a calque of English hotspur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯sˌʃpɔrn/
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  • Hyphenation: Heiß‧sporn

Noun

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Heißsporn m (strong, genitive Heißsporns or Heißspornes, plural Heißsporne)

  1. hothead, hotspur, firebrand

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Heißsporn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache