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splinter en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɚ] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɚ] without nt-flapping
  • [ˈspl̥ɪɾ̃.ɚ] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪɾ̃.ɹ̩] nt-flapping
  • [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsplɪn.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsplɪn̆.ə/ nt-flapping
  • [ˈspl̥ɪn̆.ə] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn̆.ɐ̝] nt-flapping
  • /ˈsplɪɾ̃.ɚ/ nt-flapping
  • [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰə] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɐ̝] without nt-flapping
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/ without nt-flapping

Etymology

From Middle English splenter, splinter, from Middle Dutch splinter, equivalent to splint + -er.

Meanings

  1. A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
  2. A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. ▸ A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
  3. A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
  4. A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
  5. A fragment of a component word in a blend.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
splinters Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

splinter skill · splintercat · splinter bone · splinternet · splinter bar · antisplinter · splinterproof · splintery · splinterlike · splinterless · splinterize · splinter-new · splinter party

Synonyms

splinter group (group formed by splitting) · shard (long sharp fragment) · spelk (long sharp fragment) · sliver (long sharp fragment) · faction (group formed by splitting) · spill (long sharp fragment)

Translations (136)

be стрэ́мка (fragment of material) · oc esquilha (fragment of material) · gl trisca (fragment of material) · he שְׁבָב (fragment of material) · ga scealp (fragment of material) · sl trska (fragment of material) · cmn(fragment of material) · sc alcia (fragment of material) · rup ashclji (fragment of material) · lt trupinys (group) · gd spealg (fragment of material) · he קֵיסָם (fragment of material) · de Splittergruppe (group) · fi sirpaleryhmä (group) · mk деланка (fragment of material) · gl racha (fragment of material) · ru ще́пка (fragment of material) · mi koi (fragment of material) · gl bandaría (group) · gl pitela (fragment of material) · chr ᎤᏢᏓᎸᏓ (fragment of material) · tg параха (fragment of material) · sk štiepka (fragment of material) · ja(fragment of material) · gl turraca (fragment of material) · tl subyang (fragment of material) · mk спица (fragment of material) · pl odłamek (fragment of material) · el θραύσμα (fragment of material) · uk ска́лка (fragment of material) · gl bando (group) · ca estella (fragment of material) · gl faución (group) · fi säle (fragment of material) · sc astua (fragment of material) · sk trieska (fragment of material) · th เสี้ยน (fragment of material) · izh päre (fragment of material) · oc astèla (fragment of material) · de Splinter (fragment of material) · ro așchie (fragment of material) · tr kıymık (fragment of material) · sc astula (fragment of material) · it scheggia (fragment of material) · ka ხიჭვი (fragment of material) · cs tříska (fragment of material) · uk ска́бка (fragment of material) · pl drzazga (fragment of material) · lt rakštis (fragment of material) · lv skabarga (fragment of material) · sco pran (fragment of material) · sc schedra (fragment of material) · gl guizo (fragment of material) · gl troupecelo (fragment of material) · ka ხიწვი (fragment of material) · mk треска (fragment of material) · sv flisa (fragment of material) · et pind (fragment of material) · sv sticka (fragment of material) · lv skaida (fragment of material) · gl lerca (fragment of material) · nl splintergroep (group) · pdt Spekja (fragment of material) · cmn 碎片 (fragment of material) · fur scae (fragment of material) · hu forgács (fragment of material) · ro facțiune (group) · fr esquille (fragment of material) · gl acha (fragment of material) · fr éclat (fragment of material) · sc ascia (fragment of material) · hu szálka (fragment of material) · fi pirstale (fragment of material) · fur sclese (fragment of material) · ar شَظِيَّة (fragment of material) · fa تریشه (fragment of material) · eu ezpal (fragment of material) · de Splitter (fragment of material) · de Schiefer (fragment of material) · wa schete (fragment of material) · grc σχινδάλαμος (fragment of material) · pl odłam (group) · rup aschlje (fragment of material) · nrf êclyi (fragment of material) · sc schelda (fragment of material) · bg треска́ (fragment of material) · ru отщепе́нцы (group) · et kild (fragment of material) · la assula (fragment of material) · az tilişkə (fragment of material) · nl splinter (fragment of material) · vec s-cexa (fragment of material) · fr écharde (fragment of material) · nb flis (fragment of material) · el σκλήθρα (fragment of material) · oc estèla (fragment of material) · ja 破片 (fragment of material) · ang speld (fragment of material) · cs úlomek (fragment of material) · dlm sčela (fragment of material) · gl escádea (fragment of material) · be ска́бка (fragment of material) · es astilla (fragment of material) · el ακίδα (fragment of material) · lo ສ້ຽນ (fragment of material) · sv avknoppning (group) · bg отло́мък (fragment of material) · ko 조각 (fragment of material) · sv utbrytning (group) · ko 지저깨비 (fragment of material) · hy տաշեղ (fragment of material) · vec sgrexénda (fragment of material) · sk frakcia (group) · km ចំរាស (fragment of material) · gl estela (fragment of material) · pt farpa (fragment of material) · it fazione (group) · gl lircha (fragment of material) · cs frakce (group) · de Spreißel (fragment of material) · la schidia (fragment of material) · ga scealpóg (fragment of material) · cs odštěpek (fragment of material) · gl cavaco (fragment of material) · sc ascra (fragment of material) · ru зано́за (fragment of material) · eo splito (fragment of material) · es esquirla (fragment of material) · pt facção (group) · sco spail (fragment of material) · da splint (fragment of material) · lt drožlė (fragment of material) · fr faction (group) · sv utbrytargrupp (group) · fi sirpale (fragment of material) · oc ascla (fragment of material)

wikidata: Q2510520

splinter en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɚ] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɚ] without nt-flapping
  • [ˈspl̥ɪɾ̃.ɚ] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪɾ̃.ɹ̩] nt-flapping
  • [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsplɪn.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsplɪn̆.ə/ nt-flapping
  • [ˈspl̥ɪn̆.ə] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn̆.ɐ̝] nt-flapping
  • /ˈsplɪɾ̃.ɚ/ nt-flapping
  • [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰə] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɐ̝] without nt-flapping
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/ without nt-flapping

Etymology

From the noun splinter.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
    • It was all coming at her now: the fatigue and the fever; pieces of her lung splintering and mixing with her throwup; the calcifications on her bones, where the disease had already spread. 2012, Marcus Samuelsson, “One: My African Mother”, in Yes, Chef, Random House, →ISBN, page 6:
    • The tall tree splintered during the storm.
  2. (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
    • His third kick splintered the door.
    • After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and […] abandoned the field to the enemy. 1855–1858, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC:
  3. (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
    • The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.
    • The unpopular new policies splintered the company.
  4. (transitive) To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
    • it will be very hard for Me to Splinter up the broken confuséd Pieces of it. 1659, Matthew Wren, Monarchy Asserted Or The State of Monarchicall & Popular Government:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
splintered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
splintered Tense=Past lexicographic
splintering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
splinters Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

unsplintered · splinterable · splinter up · nonsplintering · splinteringly

Relateds

splint

Synonyms

sliver

Translations (60)

gl lasquear (to cause to break apart into splinters) · sk štiepiť sa (to break or cause to break into factions) · pt esfarpar (to cause to break apart into splinters) · gl lasquear (to come apart into splinters) · sk rozbiť (to cause to break apart into splinters) · it scheggiare (to cause to break apart into splinters) · nl versplinteren (to cause to break apart into splinters) · sk rozdeliť (to break or cause to break into factions) · sk sekať (to cause to break apart into splinters) · ru расщеплять (to cause to break apart into splinters) · bg разцепвам се (to come apart into splinters) · bg разцепвам (to break or cause to break into factions) · de zersplittern (to come apart into splinters) · fi hajota (to break or cause to break into factions) · de zersplittern (to cause to break apart into splinters) · nl versplinteren (to come apart into splinters) · gl espitallar (to cause to break apart into splinters) · gl lascar (to come apart into splinters) · fi lastoittaa (to fasten or confine with splints) · sk rozštiepať (to cause to break apart into splinters) · sk štiepiť (to break or cause to break into factions) · gd spealg (to come apart into splinters) · pt esfarpar (to come apart into splinters) · fi hajottaa (to break or cause to break into factions) · gl rachar (to cause to break apart into splinters) · bg разцепвам (to cause to break apart into splinters) · it fare a pezzi (to break or cause to break into factions) · cs štípat (to cause to break apart into splinters) · fi pirstoa (to cause to break apart into splinters) · sk rozštiepiť (to break or cause to break into factions) · ru расщепляться (to come apart into splinters) · gl lascar (to cause to break apart into splinters) · ru раскалываться (to come apart into splinters) · gl estelar (to cause to break apart into splinters) · es astillarse (to come apart into splinters) · sk rozdeliť sa (to break or cause to break into factions) · it scheggiarsi (to come apart into splinters) · gd spealg (to cause to break apart into splinters) · bg шинирам (to fasten or confine with splints) · sk rozsekať (to cause to break apart into splinters) · cs odštěpit se (to break or cause to break into factions) · es astillar (to cause to break apart into splinters) · sk štiepiť sa (to come apart into splinters) · ru раскалывать (to cause to break apart into splinters) · fi panna päreiksi (to cause to break apart into splinters) · fi mennä säpäleiksi (to come apart into splinters) · sk rozbíjať (to cause to break apart into splinters) · gl espitallar (to come apart into splinters) · nl splinteren (to come apart into splinters) · ca estellar (to come apart into splinters) · sk rozštiepiť sa (to come apart into splinters) · sk štiepať (to cause to break apart into splinters) · gl estelar (to come apart into splinters) · fi lyödä säpäleiksi (to cause to break apart into splinters) · cs štěpit se (to come apart into splinters) · it dividere (to break or cause to break into factions) · bg цепя (to cause to break apart into splinters) · fr broyer (to come apart into splinters) · sk rozštiepiť sa (to break or cause to break into factions) · fi pirstoutua (to come apart into splinters)