splittern
See also: Splittern
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German splitteren, since the 16th century. By surface analysis, Splitter + -n.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
splittern (weak, third-person singular present splittert, past tense splitterte, past participle gesplittert, auxiliary haben)
- to shatter
Conjugation edit
infinitive | splittern | ||||
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present participle | splitternd | ||||
past participle | gesplittert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich splittre ich splittere ich splitter |
wir splittern | i | ich splittere ich splittre |
wir splittern |
du splitterst | ihr splittert | du splitterest du splittrest |
ihr splitteret ihr splittret | ||
er splittert | sie splittern | er splittere er splittre |
sie splittern | ||
preterite | ich splitterte | wir splitterten | ii | ich splitterte1 | wir splitterten1 |
du splittertest | ihr splittertet | du splittertest1 | ihr splittertet1 | ||
er splitterte | sie splitterten | er splitterte1 | sie splitterten1 | ||
imperative | splittre (du) splitter (du) splittere (du) |
splittert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Low German edit
Etymology edit
From to Low German splitteren, spletteren. Related to splintern, splieten, splitten and splissen.
Verb edit
splittern (third-person singular simple present splittert, past tense splitter, past participle splittert, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of splittern (weak verb)
infinitive | splittern | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | splitter | splitter |
2nd person singular | splitterst | splitterst |
3rd person singular | splittert | splitter |
plural | splittert | splittern |
imperative | present | — |
singular | splitter | |
plural | splittert | |
participle | present | past |
splittern | splittert | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |