abspalten

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German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ spalten

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapʃpaltn̩/, /ˈʔapʃpaltən/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧spal‧ten

Verb

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abspalten (weak or mixed, third-person singular present spaltet ab, past tense spaltete ab, past participle abgespalten or abgespaltet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to split off
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 33/2010, page 81:
      Die polynesischen Ureinwohner der Osterinsel, die Rapa Nui, drohen damit, ihre Heimat von Chile abzuspalten.
      The Polynesian native inhabitants of the Easter Island, the Rapa Nui, threaten to split off their homeland from Chile.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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