splitten
English
editVerb
editsplitten
- (nonstandard) past participle of split
- The heavy bill had splitten his harnpan in twain.
- 1968, M. Sardjan, A small spark has splitten [sic] an old weathered rock [1]:
- A small spark has splitten an old weathered rock.
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch splitten. Is related to Dutch splijten (“to cleave”) and splitsen (“to divide”). English split is derived from Dutch.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsplitten
Descendants
edit- Negerhollands: split
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English split, itself from Middle Dutch and/or Middle Low German splitten, an intensive form related to German spleißen. The borrowed word may have been reinforced or merged with modern Low German splitten, from the same source. Compare German Splitt (“grit, stone chips”) and Splitter (“splinter”), which are both directly from Middle Low German.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsplitten (weak, third-person singular present splittet, past tense splittete, past participle gesplittet, auxiliary haben)
- to split; to divide into several; particularly of sums of money, companies, functions, tasks
- Synonyms: spalten, aufspalten, teilen, aufteilen
Conjugation
editinfinitive | splitten | ||||
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present participle | splittend | ||||
past participle | gesplittet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich splitte | wir splitten | i | ich splitte | wir splitten |
du splittest | ihr splittet | du splittest | ihr splittet | ||
er splittet | sie splitten | er splitte | sie splitten | ||
preterite | ich splittete | wir splitteten | ii | ich splittete1 | wir splitteten1 |
du splittetest | ihr splittetet | du splittetest1 | ihr splittetet1 | ||
er splittete | sie splitteten | er splittete1 | sie splitteten1 | ||
imperative | splitt (du) splitte (du) |
splittet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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editFurther reading
editLow German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German splitten, intensive form of splīten, whence modern Low German splieten.
Verb
editsplitten (past splitt, past participle splitt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to split
Conjugation
editinfinitive | splitten | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | splitt | splitt |
2nd person singular | splittst | splittst |
3rd person singular | splitt | splitt |
plural | splitt | splitten |
imperative | present | — |
singular | splitt | |
plural | splitt | |
participle | present | past |
splitten | splitt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Synonyms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editsplitten m
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editsplitten m
Swedish
editNoun
editsplitten
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