Definition
The season between winter and summer, when the weather gets warmer and many plants grow.
Translations
- English
- spring
- Français
- printemps
- Türkçe
- ilkbahar
- Polski
- wiosna
- Русский
- весна
- Українська
- весна
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Frühling
- A1
- Noun
- Weather & Seasons
spring
/deːɐ̯ ˈfʁyːlɪŋ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Frühlinge
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Weather & SeasonsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Frühling beginnt im März.NominativSing.Spring begins in March.
- Viele Menschen genießen den Frühling im Park.AkkusativSing.Many people enjoy spring in the park.
- Im Frühling blühen die ersten Blumen.DativSing.The first flowers bloom in spring.
- Die Farben des Frühlings sind besonders leuchtend.GenitivSing.The colors of spring are particularly bright.
- Die Frühlinge vergangener Zeiten waren oft kürzer.NominativPlur.The springs of bygone times were often shorter.
- Die Dichter besingen die Frühlinge in ihren Gedichten.AkkusativPlur.The poets sing of springtimes in their poems.
- In den Frühlingen meiner Kindheit verbrachte ich viel Zeit draußen.DativPlur.During the springs of my childhood, I spent a lot of time outdoors.
- Die Wärme der Frühlinge lockt viele Tiere hervor.GenitivPlur.The warmth of springtimes lures many animals out.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Frühling/ˈfʁyːlɪŋ/
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Article phrase
der Frühling/deːɐ̯ ˈfʁyːlɪŋ/
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Plural
Frühlinge/ˈfʁyːlɪŋə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Frühling | die Frühlinge |
| Akkusativ | den Frühling | die Frühlinge |
| Dativ | dem Frühling | den Frühlingen |
| Genitiv | des Frühlings | der Frühlinge |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Frühlingin + Dativ
- Collocationder Frühling beginnt
- Sentence patternIm Frühling wird es wärmer.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termJahreszeit — season
Frühling denotes a concrete Jahreszeit; Jahreszeit is the superordinate term for Frühling and the other three seasons.
- Related termHerbst — autumn
Frühling and Herbst are different seasons; they differ particularly in the development of temperatures and nature.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Frühlingsanfang
- Frühlingswetter