splitsa

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from either Low German splitsen or Dutch splitsen. Attested since 1741.

Verb

splitsa (present splitsar, preterite splitsade, supine splitsat, imperative splitsa)

1. splice (to unite ropes by interweaving the strands)

Conjugation

Conjugation of splitsa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	splitsa		splitsas
Supine	splitsat		splitsats
Imperative	splitsa		—
Imper. plural1	splitsen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	splitsar	splitsade	splitsas	splitsades
Ind. plural1	splitsa	splitsade	splitsas	splitsades
Subjunctive2	splitse	splitsade	splitses	splitsades
	Participles
Present participle	splitsande
Past participle	splitsad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• splejsa (rare)

Derived terms

• splitsning

References

• splitsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• splitsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• splitsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)