bersten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrstə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ber‧sten
• Rhymes: -ɛrstən

Verb

bersten

1. Obsolete form of barsten.

Inflection

Conjugation of bersten (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive	bersten
past singular	berstte
past participle	gebersten
infinitive	bersten
gerund	bersten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	berst	berstte
2nd person sing. (jij)	berst	berstte
2nd person sing. (u)	berst	berstte
2nd person sing. (gij)	berst	berstte
3rd person singular	berst	berstte
plural	bersten	berstten
subjunctive sing.1	berste	berstte
subjunctive plur.1	bersten	berstten
imperative sing.	berst
imperative plur.1	berst
participles	berstend	gebersten
1) Archaic.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German bresten, from Old High German brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną. The modern form is from Middle Low German with metathesis of -r- from Old Saxon brestan (compare Bernstein, Born). Cognate with Dutch barsten, English burst, Old Norse bresta (whence Danish briste, Norwegian Bokmål briste and Swedish brista).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛʁstən/, [ˈbɛʁstən], [ˈbɛɐ̯-], [-stn̩]

• Audio:

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Verb

1. (intransitive, chiefly literary) to burst

Usage notes

• The more general word is platzen.
• Bersten has a somewhat irregular 2nd person singular du birst, to avoid the regular but unpronounceable **birstst.

Further reading

• “bersten” in Duden online

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną.

Verb

bersten

1. to burst, to break apart
2. to come forth, to arise

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	bersten
3rd sg. past	barst
3rd pl. past	borsten
Past participle	borst
Infinitive	bersten
In genitive	berstens
In dative	berstene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	berste	barst
2nd singular	bersts, berstes	borsts, borstes
3rd singular	berst, berstet	barst
1st plural	bersten	borsten
2nd plural	berst, berstet	borst, borstet
3rd plural	bersten	borsten
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	berste	borste
2nd singular	bersts, berstes	borstes
3rd singular	berste	borste
1st plural	bersten	borsten
2nd plural	berst, berstet	borstet
3rd plural	bersten	borsten
Imperative	Present
Singular	berst, berste
Plural	berst, berstet
	Present	Past
Participle	berstende	borst

Alternative forms

• barsten

Derived terms

• gebersten
• ontbersten
• tebersten

Descendants

• Dutch: barsten, bersten

Further reading

• “bersten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bersten (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II