slive

English

/slaɪv/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To cut; split; separate.
  • (transitive) To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sliven (cut, cleave, split) inherited from Old English slīfan (cleave, split) inherited from Proto-Germanic *slībaną (split) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (split, cut, divide, part, separate, cleave, sunder, chop).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kelH-

Gloss

split, cut, divide, part, separate, cleave, sunder, chop

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

分

Emoji
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