Borrowed from Middle Low German splitteren, since the 16th century. By surface analysis, Splitter + -n.
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splittern (weak, third-person singular present splittert, past tense splitterte, past participle gesplittert, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | splittern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
From to Low German splitteren, spletteren. Related to splintern, splieten, splitten and splissen.
splittern (third-person singular simple present splittert, past tense splitter, past participle splittert, auxiliary verb hebben)
| infinitive | splittern | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||