splittern
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See also: Splittern
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle Low German splitteren, since the 16th century. By surface analysis, Splitter + -n.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]splittern (weak, third-person singular present splittert, past tense splitterte, past participle gesplittert, auxiliary haben)
- to shatter
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | splittern | ||||
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present participle | splitternd | ||||
past participle | gesplittert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich splittre ich splittere ich splitter |
wir splittern | i | ich splittere ich splittre |
wir splittern |
du splitterst | ihr splittert | du splitterest du splittrest |
ihr splitteret ihr splittret | ||
er splittert | sie splittern | er splittere er splittre |
sie splittern | ||
preterite | ich splitterte | wir splitterten | ii | ich splitterte1 | wir splitterten1 |
du splittertest | ihr splittertet | du splittertest1 | ihr splittertet1 | ||
er splitterte | sie splitterten | er splitterte1 | sie splitterten1 | ||
imperative | splittre (du) splitter (du) splittere (du) |
splittert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From to Low German splitteren, spletteren. Related to splintern, splieten, splitten and splissen.
Verb
[edit]splittern (third-person singular simple present splittert, past tense splitter, past participle splittert, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of splittern (weak verb)
infinitive | splittern | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | splitter | splitter |
2nd person singular | splitterst | splitterst |
3rd person singular | splittert | splitter |
plural | splittert | splittern |
imperative | present | — |
singular | splitter | |
plural | splittert | |
participle | present | past |
splittern | splittert | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |