Spreu
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German, from Old High German spriu. Related to sprühen (“to spray”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Spreu f (genitive Spreu, no plural)
- chaff (inedible parts of grain plant)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Spreu [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Spreu” in Duden online
- “Spreu” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Spreu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache