Sprüngen

Sprüngen is the dative plural form of the German noun Sprung, which means a leap, jump, or spring. In ordinary usage the singular is Sprung and the nominative plural is Sprünge; Sprüngen appears when the noun is inflected in the dative plural, for example in phrases such as mit Sprüngen or zu den Sprüngen. The form reflects standard German noun declension patterns for masculine stems ending in -ung.

Etymology and meaning. Sprung derives from Middle High German sprunge and ultimately from the verb springen, meaning to leap or spring. Over time, Sprung has acquired a broad range of senses, including athletic jumps, vertical or horizontal movements in dance or gymnastics, and figurative leaps in progress or development. Sprüngen, as the dative plural, is primarily a grammatical form rather than a standalone thematic term.

Usage. In German grammar, Sprüngen is encountered when the noun is used in the dative plural without a definite article, or with a determiner that yields this ending. It is not a separate lexical item with a distinct meaning beyond the plural inflection of Sprung, but it appears in linguistic descriptions of declension and in example sentences illustrating case agreement.

See also. Sprung, Sprünge, and related terms in German grammar and morphology.