abspalten

German

Etymology

ab- + spalten

Pronunciation

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

Verb

abspalten (third-person singular simple present spaltet ab, past tense spaltete ab, past participle abgespalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. to split off
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 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.

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