splittern

See also: Splittern

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German splitteren, since the 16th century. By surface analysis, Splitter +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

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Verb

splittern (weak, third-person singular present splittert, past tense splitterte, past participle gesplittert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to shatter

Conjugation

Further reading

  • splittern” in Duden online
  • splittern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Low German

Etymology

From to Low German splitteren, spletteren. Related to splintern, splieten, splitten and splissen.

Verb

splittern (third-person singular simple present splittert, past tense splitter, past participle splittert, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to splinter
  2. to shatter
  3. to chip

Conjugation

Conjugation of splittern (weak verb)
infinitive splittern
present preterite
1st person singular splitter splitter
2nd person singular splitterst splitterst
3rd person singular splittert splitter
plural splittert splittern
imperative
singular splitter
plural splittert
present past
participle splittern splittert

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms