spalten

Meaning

1. (mixed,transitive) to split (something); to cleave; to chop
2. (mixed,reflexive) to split up; to become divided

Concepts

split

cleave

divide

crack

chop

break

rend

decompose

fissure

fork

tear off

tear up

chop wood

cut firewood

rip

tear

dent

scratch

part

fission

rive

separate

split up

Hyphenated as

spal‧ten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃpaltn̩/

Etymology

From Middle High German spalten (strong verb), from Old High German spaltan, ultimately from or related to Proto-West Germanic *spilþijan (“to destroy, spoil, ruin”). Cognate with English spald (“to split”), Danish spalte (“to split”), Norwegian Bokmål spalte (“to split”), Swedish spalta (“to split”).