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To emerge from the ground at a particular place as a spring or source.
The German pronunciation of “entspringen” follows the stress pattern described in the German note.
Der Fluss entspringt in den Bergen nahe der Grenze.
Mehrere Bäche entspringen diesem Hochmoor.
Die Quelle, der der Bach entspringt, liegt im Wald.
In the literal meaning, the spring or place of origin is in the dative.
To emerge from the ground at a particular place as a spring or source. In the literal meaning, the spring or place of origin is in the dative.
What does “entspringen” express here?
Sein Misstrauen entspringt früheren negativen Erfahrungen.
Die Initiative entsprang einem Vorschlag der Gemeinden.
Die Entscheidung entsprang keinem persönlichen Vorteil.
Figuratively, entspringen is more elevated than kommen aus. The cause is in the dative.
Die Idee entsprang einen alten Plan.
Die Idee entsprang einem alten Plan.
Entspringen governs the dative: einem alten Plan.
To originate in a motive, thought, feeling, or particular cause. Figuratively, entspringen is more elevated than kommen aus. The cause is in the dative.
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