"spalt" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /spɔːlt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spalt.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more spalt [comparative], most spalt [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːlt Etymology: Compare German Spalt (“stein”), from spalten (“to split”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Spalt||stein}} German Spalt (“stein”), {{m|de|spalten||to split}} spalten (“to split”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} spalt (comparative more spalt, superlative most spalt)
  1. (of wood) Brittle.
    Sense id: en-spalt-en-adj-vtrscaR7 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 24 4 36
  2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.
    Sense id: en-spalt-en-adj-1UqFkrCX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 24 4 36

Noun [English]

IPA: /spɔːlt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spalt.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɔːlt Etymology: Compare German Spalt (“stein”), from spalten (“to split”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Spalt||stein}} German Spalt (“stein”), {{m|de|spalten||to split}} spalten (“to split”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spalt (uncountable)
  1. Spelter. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-spalt-en-noun-yC2MgzdQ

Verb [English]

IPA: /spɔːlt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spalt.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spalts [present, singular, third-person], spalting [participle, present], spalted [participle, past], spalted [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːlt Etymology: Compare German Spalt (“stein”), from spalten (“to split”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Spalt||stein}} German Spalt (“stein”), {{m|de|spalten||to split}} spalten (“to split”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} spalt (third-person singular simple present spalts, present participle spalting, simple past and past participle spalted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To break off pieces, or have them broken off, especially with an axe etc; to splinter. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: spall
    Sense id: en-spalt-en-verb-S8TcNkFA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 24 4 36

Verb [German]

IPA: /ʃpalt/ Audio: De-spalt.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} spalt
  1. singular imperative of spalten Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: spalten
    Sense id: en-spalt-de-verb-TP61TR9k Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Head templates: {{head|nb|verb form|head=}} spalt, {{nb-verb-form}} spalt
  1. imperative of spalte Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: spalte
    Sense id: en-spalt-nb-verb-SVZyyU3g Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Old High German]

Etymology: Related to Lombardic spalt (“crack, fissure”); see modern German spalten (“to cleave”). Etymology templates: {{cog|lng|spalt||crack, fissure}} Lombardic spalt (“crack, fissure”), {{cog|de|spalten||to cleave}} German spalten (“to cleave”) Head templates: {{head|goh|noun|||||g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} spalt m, {{goh-noun|m}} spalt m
  1. crack, fissure Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-spalt-goh-noun-FLE9j9Jt Categories (other): Old High German entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: Used in Swedish since 1657, same as Danish spalte, from German Spalte, based on the verb spalten (“to split”), related to Swedish spjäll, spilla, spillra Etymology templates: {{m|da|spalte}} spalte, {{m|de|Spalte}} Spalte, {{m|de|spalten||to split}} spalten (“to split”), {{m|sv|spjäll}} spjäll, {{m|sv|spilla}} spilla, {{m|sv|spillra}} spillra Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} spalt c, {{sv-noun|c}} spalt c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], spalt [indefinite, nominative, singular], spalten [definite, nominative, singular], spalter [indefinite, nominative, plural], spalterna [definite, nominative, plural], spalts [genitive, indefinite, singular], spaltens [definite, genitive, singular], spalters [genitive, indefinite, plural], spalternas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a (long and narrow) gap Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-spalt-sv-noun-v8-dROh6
  2. a column (of text) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-spalt-sv-noun-MDxEHF~m
  3. a (recurring) section with certain contents in a paper or magazine; a column Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-spalt-sv-noun-UCM4xyp3 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: glugg, kolumn Derived forms: gomspalt (english: cleft palate) Related terms: spalta, spaltbredd, spaltmeter, spaltutrymme

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Note: (US) Spalted wood is that which has been cut from a naturally cured, dead, or dying hardwood tree whose wood is normally light in color (such as pecan), and which exhibits patterns of dark stain (crazed) lines and splotches caused by microorganisms and/or fungus. Although slightly more brittle and porous than normal wood from the same species of tree, spalted wood nevertheless can be used to make decorative items and small pieces of furniture."
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}
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}

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        }
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        "(of wood) Brittle."
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        "of wood"
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}

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        "singular",
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    },
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        "transitive"
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      "tags": [
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}

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    }
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}

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    "Swedish nouns"
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    }
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "spalter",
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    },
    {
      "form": "spalterna",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spalts",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spaltens",
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      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spalters",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spalternas",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "word": "spaltmeter"
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      "word": "spaltutrymme"
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        "a (long and narrow) gap"
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          "gap"
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        "common-gender"
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        [
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          "column"
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        "common-gender"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a (recurring) section with certain contents in a paper or magazine; a column"
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        [
          "column",
          "column"
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      ],
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        "common-gender"
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    }
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    {
      "word": "glugg"
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    {
      "word": "kolumn"
    }
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}

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