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bersten
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See also: Bersten
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
bersten
Conjugation
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German bresten, from Old High German brestan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną.
The modern form is from Middle Low German with metathesis of -r- from Old Saxon brestan (compare Bernstein, Born). Cognate with Dutch barsten, English burst, Old Norse bresta (whence Danish briste, Norwegian Bokmål briste and Swedish brista).
Pronunciation
Verb
bersten (class 3 strong, third-person singular present birst, past tense barst, past participle geborsten, past subjunctive bärste, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive, chiefly literary) to burst
Usage notes
- The more general word is platzen.
- Bersten has a somewhat irregular 2nd person singular du birst, to avoid the regular but unpronounceable **birstst.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Bersten, zum Bersten
- auseinanderbersten, zerbersten
Further reading
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch brestan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan.
Verb
bersten
- to burst, to break apart
- to come forth, to arise
Conjugation
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- gebersten
- ontbersten
- tebersten
Descendants
Further reading
- “bersten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bersten (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Verb
bersten
- alternative form of bresten
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