Spray

See also: spray

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English spray.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃpʁɛɪ̯/, /ʃpʁeː/, /spʁɛɪ̯/, /spʁeː/
Audio (file)
Homophone: Spree (one pronunciation)

Noun

Spray n or m (strong, genitive Sprays, plural Sprays)

(cosmetics) spray

Usage notes

Spray and its compounds have neutral gender in Germany but masculine gender in Austria

Declension

Declension of Spray [neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Spray	die	Sprays
genitive	eines	des	Sprays	der	Sprays
dative	einem	dem	Spray	den	Sprays
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Spray	die	Sprays

Derived terms

Haarspray
Pfefferspray
Sonnenspray

Further reading

“Spray” in Duden online
“Spray” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Spray” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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