splijten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spliten, from Old Dutch *splītan, from Proto-West Germanic *splītan, from Proto-Germanic *splītaną. Compare German spleißen, West Frisian and Danish splitte, English split (borrowed from Middle Dutch).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯tən

Verb

splijten

1. to split

Inflection

Conjugation of splijten (strong class 1)
infinitive	splijten
past singular	spleet
past participle	gespleten
infinitive	splijten
gerund	splijten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	splijt	spleet
2nd person sing. (jij)	splijt	spleet
2nd person sing. (u)	splijt	spleet
2nd person sing. (gij)	splijt	spleet
3rd person singular	splijt	spleet
plural	splijten	spleten
subjunctive sing.1	splijte	splete
subjunctive plur.1	splijten	spleten
imperative sing.	splijt
imperative plur.1	splijt
participles	splijtend	gespleten
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• kloven

Derived terms

• spleet
• splijtzwam

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: splijt (Aruba)
• →? Saramaccan: plitti