barsten

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑrstə(n)/ Hyphenation: bar‧sten Rhymes: -ɑrstən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch bersten, barsten, from metathesis of Old Dutch brestan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”). ==== Alternative forms ==== borsten (obsolete) bersten (obsolete, except in some dialects) ==== Verb ==== barsten (intransitive) to burst, split completely Synonyms: splijten, breken (intransitive) to crack, break partially (intransitive) to suffer and/or break under emotional pressure (intransitive) to urge, be near emotional eruption ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: bars Negerhollands: bos → Papiamentu: baster → Sranan Tongo: baster === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== barsten plural of barst == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === barsten first/third-person plural preterite of bersten == Middle Dutch == === Verb === barsten alternative form of bersten