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

Strong class 1
Infinitive	sliten
3rd sg. past	slêet
3rd pl. past	slēten
Past participle	geslēten
Infinitive	sliten
In genitive	slitens
In dative	slitene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	slite	slêet
2nd singular	slijts, slites	slēets, slētes
3rd singular	slijt, slitet	slêet
1st plural	sliten	slēten
2nd plural	slijt, slitet	slēet, slētet
3rd plural	sliten	slēten
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	slite	slēte
2nd singular	slijts, slites	slētes
3rd singular	slite	slēte
1st plural	sliten	slēten
2nd plural	slijt, slitet	slētet
3rd plural	sliten	slēten
Imperative	Present
Singular	slijt, slite
Plural	slijt, slitet
	Present	Past
Participle	slitende	geslēten

Descendants

• Dutch: slijten
• 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

References

• “sliten” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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	Superlative2
Common singular	sliten	slitnare	slitnast
Neuter singular	slitet	slitnare	slitnast
Plural	slitna	slitnare	slitnast
Masculine plural3	slitne	slitnare	slitnast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	slitne	slitnare	slitnaste
All	slitna	slitnare	slitnaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• slita

References

• sliten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sliten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• linets, listen, litens, stilen