spalte

See also: Spalte

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspaltɛ]

Verb

spalte

1. second-person plural imperative of spálit

Danish

Etymology

From German Spalte (“fissure”).

Noun

spalte c (singular definite spalten, plural indefinite spalter)

1. crack
2. crevice

Inflection

Declension of spalte

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spalte	spalten	spalter	spalterne
genitive	spaltes	spaltens	spalters	spalternes

Synonyms

• sprække c

Verb

spalte (imperative spalt, infinitive at spalte, present tense spalter, past tense spaltede, perfect tense har spaltet)

1. to split
2. to decompose

Conjugation

Conjugation of spalte

active passive infinitive spalte spaltes present spalter spaltes past spaltede spaltedes imperative spalt — participle present spaltende past (have / havde) spaltet gerund spalten

References

• “spalte” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -altə

Verb

spalte

1. inflection of spalten:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspal.tə/
• Rhymes: -altə
• Hyphenation: spal‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German spalten (“to split, cleave”), from Middle High German spalten (“to split, cleave”), from Old High German spaltan (“to split, cleave”). The further Germanic relationship is uncertain; compare spjeld (“damper, shutter”), which is noted as related.

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk spalte and spalta, Danish spalte and Swedish spalta (“to split, cleave”).

Verb

spalte (imperative spalt, present tense spalter, passive spaltes, simple past spaltet or spalta, supine spaltet or spalta, past participle spaltet or spalta, present participle spaltende, verbal noun spalting or spaltning)

1. to split, cleave, divide; especially to split lengthwise, into layers, or into distinct parts

   De spaltet skiferen i tynne plater. ― They split the slate into thin slabs.

   Synonyms: kløve, splitte

   • 1972, Jens Bjørneboe, Hertug Hans, page 17:

     noe … hadde brukket nesen over til høyre [og] spaltet overleppen

     Something … had broken the nose over to the right [and] split the upper lip.

   • 1998, Olav Røer, Bokbinderboka, page 433:

     når skinnet … blir spaltet i to lag, kalles innsidedelen for kjøttspalt

     When the leather … is split into two layers, the inner part is called a flesh split.

2. (intransitive, reflexive) to split, divide, branch or fork

   spalte seg — to split, divide, branch or fork

   Veien spaltet seg i to. ― The road split in two.

   • 2008, Jan Kjærstad, Jeg er brødrene Walker:

     tankene begynte å spalte seg og fortsette i hver sin retning

     The thoughts began to split and continue in separate directions.

3. (figurative) to divide, split or fragment a person, mind, group, society, or similar whole

   Saken spaltet partiet. ― The issue split the party.

   spaltet personlighet — split personality

   Synonym: splitte

   • 1891, Arne Garborg, Trætte Mænd, page 106:

     mit væsen er spaltet i to og min vilje splidagtig med sig selv

     My being is split in two and my will is divided against itself.

   • 1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde II, page 15:

     hans byophold hadde spaltet ham og gjort ham finere end de andre

     His stay in town had divided him and made him more refined than the others.

4. (rare) to separate, move apart, or bring apart
5. (chemistry) to decompose, dissociate, break down or split a chemical substance into simpler constituents

   Vann kan spaltes ved elektrolyse. ― Water can be split by electrolysis.

   spalte av — to split off, separate off, eliminate

   Reaksjonen spalter av vann. ― The reaction splits off water.

   Synonyms: dekomponere, dissosiere

   • 1930, Tidens Tegn, number 156, page 7, column 5:

     ved normal fordøielse spaltes rørsukker hurtig i druesukker og fruktsukker

     During normal digestion, cane sugar is quickly broken down into glucose and fructose.

   • 1943, Carl Fred. Holmboe, Michael Faraday, page 89:

     spalte elektrokjemisk et stoff mot en vannoverflate, mot luft såvel som mot en metallelektrode

     to electrochemically split a substance against a water surface, against air as well as against a metal electrode.

6. (chemistry, reflexive, rare) to decompose, dissociate or break down into chemical constituents

   spalte seg — to decompose or dissociate chemically

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Spalte (“fissure, cleft; column”), from Middle High German spalde, a variant of spalt (“split, cleft”), from Old High German spalt (“split, cleft”). Also analyzable as a deverbal noun from spalte (“to split, cleave”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk spalte, Danish spalte and Swedish spalt (“fissure, cleft; column”).

Noun

spalte f or m (definite singular spalta or spalten, indefinite plural spalter, definite plural spaltene)

1. a cleft, fissure, crack, crevice; an elongated narrow opening or gap

   Lyset sivet inn gjennom en spalte i taket. ― The light seeped in through a crack in the ceiling.

   Synonyms: kløft, sprekk, revne

   Antonym: sammenheng

   (anatomy, zoology) a slit, cleft or narrow opening, especially one leading into a cavity in a human or animal body

   (botany) a similar opening in a plant

   • 1959, Axel Jensen, Line, page 90:

     jeg [fant endelig] frem til den varme spalten i mørket omkring meg

     I [finally found] my way to the warm slit in the darkness around me.

   • 1966, Jens Bjørneboe, Uten en tråd, page 17:

     enden kom mere frem [slik] at jeg lettere kunne komme til med fingrene inne i spalten

     The end came further out [so] that I could more easily reach it with my fingers inside the opening.

2. a column; a vertical field of printed text on a newspaper, magazine, book, or similar page

   Teksten stod i to spalter. ― The text was printed in two columns.

   Synonym: kolumne

   • 1875, Henrik Ibsen, Digte, page 146:

     stadsavisens spalter, hvor den tyske verskunst halter

     the town newspaper's columns, where German verse limps.

   • 1979 March 13, Tidens Krav, page 11:

     en overskrift som går over fem spalter

     a headline spanning five columns.

3. a regular column or section in a newspaper or magazine, reserved for a particular writer, topic, or purpose

   Hun skriver en fast spalte i avisen. ― She writes a regular column in the newspaper.

   figurere i spaltene — to be mentioned or written about in the press

   • 2006, Sissel Lange-Nielsen, Et forfatterliv, page 129:

     jeg hadde en egen spalte: «Fra mitt kjøkkenvindu», med en fast vignett

     I had my own column: “From my kitchen window”, with a fixed vignette.

4. (geology, crystallography) a cleavage plane; a surface along which a mineral or crystal can split

Derived terms

• avspalte (“to split off, eliminate”)
• brevspalte (“letters column”)
• bridgespalte (“bridge column”)
• føljetongspalte (“serial column”)
• kjøttspalt (“flesh split”)
• kommentarspalte (“comments section; commentary column”)
• spalteflate (“cleavage plane”)
• spaltemeter (“column metre”)
• spalteplass (“column space”)
• spalting (“splitting, cleavage”)
• spaltning (“splitting; fission; dissociation”)
• språkspalte (“language column”)
• spørrespalte (“advice column; question-and-answer column”)

References

• “spalte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “spalte_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “spalte_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Spalte (noun), and spalten (verb).

Noun

spalte f (definite singular spalta, indefinite plural spalter, definite plural spaltene)

1. split
2. column (a vertical body of text in a newspaper or other journal)

Verb

spalte (present tense spaltar, past tense spalta, past participle spalta, passive infinitive spaltast, present participle spaltande, imperative spalte/spalt)

1. to cleave, divide, split

   ein spalta personlegdom ― a split personality

Alternative forms

• spalta

References

• “spalte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.