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splitten
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English
Verb
splitten
- (nonstandard) past participle of split
- The heavy bill had splitten his harnpan in twain.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch splitten. Is related to Dutch splijten (“to cleave”) and splitsen (“to divide”). English split is derived from Dutch.
Pronunciation
Verb
splitten
Descendants
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English split, itself from Middle Dutch and/or Middle Low German splitten, an intensive form of splîten, cognate of German spleißen. The borrowed word may have been reinforced or merged with modern Low German splitten, from the same source. Related with German Splitt (“grit, stone chips”), Splitter (“splinter”), and splittern (“to sliver”), which are all directly from Middle Low German.
Pronunciation
Verb
splitten (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
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- aufsplitten
Related terms
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Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German splitten, intensive form of splīten, whence modern Low German splieten.
Verb
splitten (past splitt, past participle splitt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to split
Conjugation
Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
splitten m
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
splitten m
Swedish
Noun
splitten
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