Spalt

See also: spalt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German spalt, from Old High German spalt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpalt/

• Audio:

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Noun

Spalt m (strong, genitive Spaltes or Spalts, plural Spalte)

1. crack
2. split, cleavage, fissure

Declension

Declension of Spalt [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spalt	die	Spalte
genitive	eines	des	Spaltes, Spalts	der	Spalte
dative	einem	dem	Spalt, Spalte1	den	Spalten
accusative	einen	den	Spalt	die	Spalte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Zwiespalt

Further reading

• “Spalt” in Duden online
• “Spalt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache