barsten
Meaning
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- (intransitive) to burst, split completely
- (intransitive) to crack, break partially
- (intransitive) to suffer and/or break under emotional pressure
- (intransitive) to urge, be near emotional eruption
Concepts
burst
split
crack
break
explode
rupture
fly open
asunder
open
bust
croak
kick the bucket
blow
fracture
rift
fissure
Frequency
Hyphenated as
bar‧sten
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɑrstə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bersten, barsten, from metathesis of Old Dutch brestan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”).
New
barst
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- (feminine) a crack, rip, tear
- (feminine,figuratively) a little, a tiny amount; notably in: geen barst ("not a bit")
- (feminine,obsolete) an outburst, eruption
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