splissen
German
editPronunciation
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Verb
editsplissen
- inflection of spleißen:
Low German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German *splissen. Cognate with Middle Dutch splissen. From the root of Proto-Germanic *splītaną, whence also Low German splitten and splieten. The -ss- is of uncertain origin; if very old, it may be from Pre-Germanic *-d-t-.[1] Both in Dutch and Low German, a compromise form splitsen, splitzen was later built, whence Danish splidse, Swedish splitsa (but older also splissa).
Verb
editsplissen (past spliss, past participle splisst, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to split
Conjugation
editConjugation of splitten (weak verb)
| infinitive | splissen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | spliss | spliss |
| 2nd person singular | splisst | splisst |
| 3rd person singular | splisst | spliss |
| plural | splisst | splissen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | spliss | |
| plural | splisst | |
| participle | present | past |
| splissen | splisst | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “splitten”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press