Splitt

German

Etymology

From German Low German Split, Splete (“splinter, kindling, stone chip”), from Middle Low German *split, splēte. Related with Middle Low German splîten, German spleißen, and eventually also English split.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃplɪt/

• Audio:

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Noun

Splitt m (strong, genitive Splittes or Splitts, plural Splitte)

1. (uncountable) grit; stone chips (fine gravel)
2. (countable) a kind or sort of such grit

Declension

Declension of Splitt [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Splitt	die	Splitte
genitive	eines	des	Splittes, Splitts	der	Splitte
dative	einem	dem	Splitt, Splitte1	den	Splitten
accusative	einen	den	Splitt	die	Splitte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Rollsplitt

Related terms

• Spliss
• splitten
• Splitter

See also

• Kies