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splinter verb

  /ˈsplɪn.tə(ɹ)/ , /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/ , /ˈsplɪnɚ/ , [ˈsplɪɾ̃ɚ]
  • (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
 hajota, hajottaa, lyödä säpäleiksi, panna päreiksi, pirstoa
  • (transitive) To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
 lastoittaa
  • (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
 lyödä säpäleiksi, panna päreiksi, pirstoa
  • (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
 mennä säpäleiksi, pirstoutua

splinter noun

  /ˈsplɪn.tə(ɹ)/ , /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/ , /ˈsplɪnɚ/ , [ˈsplɪɾ̃ɚ]
  • A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
 säle, pirstale, sirpale
  • A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
 sirpaleryhmä
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