spalten

See also: Spalten

Danish

Noun

spalten c

  1. definite singular of spalte

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (strong verb), from Old High German spaltan, ultimately from or related to Proto-West Germanic *spilþijan (to destroy, spoil, ruin).[1] Cognate with English spald (to split), Danish spalte (to split), Norwegian Bokmål spalte (to split), Swedish spalta (to split).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpaltn̩/, /ˈʃpaltən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: spal‧ten

Verb

spalten (mixed, third-person singular present spaltet, past tense spaltete, past participle gespalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to split (something); to cleave; to chop
  2. (reflexive) to split up; to become divided

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Other forms are weak past participle gespaltet and older strong forms spält, spielt.

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024), spill”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

  • spalten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • spalten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • spalten” in Duden online
  • spalten” in OpenThesaurus.de

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

spalten m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of spalte

Swedish

Noun

spalten

  1. definite singular of spalt

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