Swedish noun · adverb

ett splitter

splinter

splitter as a noun(ett splitter)

Meaning

splinter

In Swedish: skärvor från något som splittrats

Forms

Forms of splitter
Singular, indefiniteett splitter
Singular, definitesplittret
Plural, indefinitesplitter
Plural, definitesplittren

splitter is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort splitter, det stora splittret. Check another noun

splitter as an adverb

Meaning

quite, brand-

In Swedish: alldeles, helt

Practise splitter

1 / 2

Is it en splitter or ett splitter?

splitter in a sentence

  • splitter ny
    brand new

Expressions

  • splitter ny
    brand new

Words built with splitter

  • glassplitter glass splinters (shards, fragments)

Questions

What does splitter mean in English?

splitter means “splinter”.

Is it en splitter or ett splitter?

It is ett splitter, and “the splinter” is splittret.

What is the plural of splitter?

splitter doesn't change in the plural: ett splitter, två splitter (definite: splittren).

Origin

Borrowed from German Splitter (“splinter”).

Nearby common words

splitter is number 8,776 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary