barsten
See also: bärsten
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑrstə(n)/
audio (file) - 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”).
Verb
barsten
- (intransitive) to burst, split completely
- (intransitive) to crack, break partially
- Het ijs begint hier en daar te barsten.
- The ice is starting to crack up in places.
- (intransitive) to suffer and/or break under emotional pressure
- (intransitive) To urge, be near emotional eruption
- Hij staat op barsten.
- He's about to explode.
Inflection
| Inflection 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. | ||||
Derived terms
- barst
- barstend
- barstensvol
- barstig
- barstbezie
- barstkruid
- barstensgevuld
- losbarsten
- openbarsten
- uitbarsten
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Middle Dutch
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