Springer

See also: springer and Špringer

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from German Springer (“knight”).

Noun

Springer

1. (chess) Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate a knight in algebraic notation.

References

• FIDE Laws of Chess 2023

English

Proper noun

Springer

1. A surname.
2. A town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.
3. A town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States.

Derived terms

• Springeresque

Anagrams

• respring

German

Etymology

From springen (“to jump”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃpʁɪŋɐ]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Springer m (strong, genitive Springers, plural Springer, feminine Springerin)

1. jumper, one who jumps
2. (business) stand in
3. (chess) knight
4. (Austria) switchblade

   Synonyms: Klappmesser, Schnappmesser, Springmesser, (Switzerland, Southern Germany) Stellmesser

Declension

Declension of Springer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Springer	die	Springer
genitive	eines	des	Springers	der	Springer
dative	einem	dem	Springer	den	Springern
accusative	einen	den	Springer	die	Springer

Derived terms

• Springerin

Proper noun

Springer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Springers or (with an article) Springer, feminine genitive Springer, plural Springers or Springer)

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Springer” in Duden online
• “Springer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)