barsten

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See also: bärsten

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑrstə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: bar‧sten
  • Rhymes: -ɑrstən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bersten, barsten, from metathesis of Old Dutch brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (to burst, break, crack, split, separate).

Alternative forms

Verb

barsten

  1. (intransitive) to burst, split completely
  2. (intransitive) to crack, break partially
    Het ijs begint hier en daar te barsten.
    The ice is starting to crack up in places.
  3. (intransitive) to suffer and/or break under emotional pressure
  4. (intransitive) To urge, be near emotional eruption
    Hij staat op barsten.
    He's about to explode.
Inflection
Conjugation of barsten (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive barsten
past singular barstte
past participle gebarsten
infinitive barsten
gerund barsten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular barst barstte
2nd person sing. (jij) barst barstte
2nd person sing. (u) barst barstte
2nd person sing. (gij) barst barstte
3rd person singular barst barstte
plural barsten barstten
subjunctive sing.1 barste barstte
subjunctive plur.1 barsten barstten
imperative sing. barst
imperative plur.1 barst
participles barstend gebarsten
1) Archaic.
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

barsten

  1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of barst

German

Verb

barsten

  1. (deprecated template usage) First-person plural preterite of bersten.
  2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person plural preterite of bersten.

Middle Dutch

Verb

barsten

  1. Alternative form of bersten