splitsa
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from either Low German splitsen or Dutch splitsen. Attested since 1741.
Verb
splitsa (present splitsar, preterite splitsade, supine splitsat, imperative splitsa)
- splice (to unite ropes by interweaving the strands)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | splitsa | splitsas | ||
| supine | splitsat | splitsats | ||
| imperative | splitsa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | splitsen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | splitsar | splitsade | splitsas | splitsades |
| ind. plural1 | splitsa | splitsade | splitsas | splitsades |
| subjunctive2 | splitse | splitsade | splitses | splitsades |
| present participle | splitsande | |||
| past participle | splitsad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
- splejsa (rare)
Derived terms
References
- splitsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- splitsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- splitsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- splitsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)