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Bruno zeigt auf der Landkarte den Ursprung der Teigtaschen seiner Großmutter. On the map, Bruno shows where his grandmother's dumplings originally come from.

noun · C1

der Ursprung

[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʊŋ]

origin, source

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Synonyms
die Herkunft

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Grammar

Plural
die Ursprünge In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Ursprung die Ursprünge
Wusstet ihr, dass der Ursprung der Currywurst in Berlin liegt? Did you know that the currywurst originated in Berlin?
Accusative wen? was? den Ursprung die Ursprünge
Viele Gerichte, die wir für typisch deutsch halten, haben ihren Ursprung ganz woanders. Many dishes we think of as typically German actually originated somewhere else entirely.
Dative wem? dem Ursprung den Ursprüngen
Ich frage auf dem Markt gern nach dem Ursprung der Gewürze. At the market I like to ask where the spices come from.
Genitive wessen? des Ursprungs der Ursprünge

How the Word Is Built

Ur prefix sprung root

Word family

ursprünglichentspringenspringender Sprung

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