springer

See also: Springer

English

An English springer spaniel (6)

Etymology

Etymology tree

English spring

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English springer

From spring + -er.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ)

Noun

springer (plural springers)

1. A person that springs.
2. Anything that springs.
3. A spring salmon.
4. A stone at the base of an arch (from which the arch springs).
5. A springing cow.
6. A springer spaniel.
7. A springbok.

Derived terms

• cross-springer, cross springer
• English springer
• mudspringer
• secret springer
• springer antelope
• springer fork
• springer point
• springer spaniel
• springer-up
• Welsh springer

Related terms

• Eptatretus springeri
• klippspringer, klipspringer

Translations

person that springs

• Bulgarian: скачач (skačač)
• Finnish: hyppääjä (fi)
• Russian: прыгу́н (ru) m (prygún)

anything that springs

spring salmon — see spring salmon

stone at the base of an arch

• Catalan: coixí (ca) m, dovella d'arrencada f
• Finnish: holvijalka
• French: sommier (fr) m

springing cow — see springing cow

springer spaniel — see springer spaniel

springbok — see springbok

Anagrams

• respring

Danish

Etymology 1

From springe (“jump”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sprenɡər/, [ˈsb̥ʁeŋɐ]

Noun

springer c (singular definite springeren, plural indefinite springere)

1. (chess) knight
2. jumper
3. dolphin

Inflection

Declension of springer

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	springer	springeren	springere	springerne
genitive	springers	springerens	springeres	springernes

Etymology 2

See springe (“to jump, leap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sprenɡər/, [ˈsb̥ʁeŋˀɐ]

Verb

springer

1. present of springe

See also

• springer on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Springer (skak) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Springer (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

References

• “springer” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From springen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

springer m (plural springers, diminutive springertje n)

1. agent noun of springen

Derived terms

• klipspringer

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Noun

springer m (definite singular springeren, indefinite plural springere, definite plural springerne)

1. (chess) a knight (chess piece)

See also

• springar (Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

Verb

springer

1. present tense of springe

References

• “springer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

springer

1. present indicative of springa