sliten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *slītan, from Proto-West Germanic *slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsliːtən/

Verb

sliten

1. to wear, to erode, to deteriorate with use, to slite
2. to tear apart, to destroy

Inflection

Conjugation of sliten (strong class 1)

infinitive	base form	sliten
	genitive	slitens
	dative	slitene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		slite	slêet		slite	slēte
2nd person singular		slijts, slites	slēets, slētes		slijts, slites	slētes
3rd person singular		slijt, slitet	slêet		slite	slēte
1st person plural		sliten	slēten		sliten	slēten
2nd person plural		slijt, slitet	slēet, slētet		slijt, slitet	slētet
3rd person plural		sliten	slēten		sliten	slēten
		imperative
singular		slijt, slite
plural		slijt, slitet
		present	past
participle		slitende	geslēten

Descendants

• Dutch: slijten
  • Afrikaans: slyt
• Limburgish: sliete

Further reading

• “sliten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “sliten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Participle of slita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʂliːtən/

Adjective

sliten (neuter slite or slitent, definite singular and plural slitne, comparative slitnare, indefinite superlative slitnast, definite superlative slitnaste)

1. exhausted, worn out

Synonyms

• gåen (dialectal)
• klar (dialectal)
• utkøyrd

Related terms

• innpåsliten (“pushy, annoying”)

References

• “sliten” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsliː.ten/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsli.ten/

Verb

slīten

1. plural present subjunctive of slītan

Verb

sliten

1. plural preterite subjunctive of slītan

Participle

sliten

1. past participle of slītan

Swedish

Participle

sliten

1. past participle of slita

Adjective

sliten (comparative slitnare, superlative slitnast)

1. worn, worn out (of a thing or person)
   1. tired, worse for wear

      Du ser lite sliten ut

      You look a bit tired

Declension

Inflection of sliten

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	sliten	slitnare	slitnast
neuter singular	slitet	slitnare	slitnast
plural	slitna	slitnare	slitnast
masculine plural2	slitne	slitnare	slitnast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	slitne	slitnare	slitnaste
all	slitna	slitnare	slitnaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• slita

References

• “sliten”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “sliten”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• linets, listen, litens, stilen