Heißsporn

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. hothead, hotspur, firebrand

Declension

Further reading

  • Heißsporn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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