spruit

== English == === Etymology === From Afrikaans spruit. Doublet of sprout. === Noun === spruit (plural spruits) (South Africa) A small headstream; a stream flowing through a village, dry in summer. === Anagrams === purist, stir up, tripus, uprist, upstir == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch spruit, from Middle Dutch sprute. Cognate with English sprite, sprout. === Pronunciation === === Noun === spruit (plural spruite, diminutive spruitjie) (geography) stream or small river; river branch ==== Usage notes ==== Especially used in toponyms. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch sprute, spruut, spruyte, from Old Dutch *sprūtan. Cognate with English sprite, sprout. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sprœy̯t/ Hyphenation: spruit Rhymes: -œy̯t === Noun === spruit f (plural spruiten, diminutive spruitje n) (botany) a sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant which grows from the rest a child, seen as a parent's offspring, usually said of a minor (construction) a style or beam which rests on another a branch of a plumbing pipe, rope etc. (geography) a small river, river branch, especially used in South African toponyms ==== Derived terms ==== bladspruit spruitje (“Brussels sprout”) spruitkool spruitzwam ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: spruit → Papiamentu: sprùit, spreit, spruitsje, spruit → Sranan Tongo: sproiti === Verb === spruit inflection of spruiten: first/second/third-person singular present indicative imperative === References === M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]