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Spliss
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German
Etymology
20th century, from de nds Spliss, nds Spließ, from the nautical verb nds splissen to splice; to fray the ends of ropes and tie them together. The latter is cognate with nl splitsen (“to split”, older also nl splissen) and related with de gem-pro *splītaną, whence regional de spleißen (also used in the nautical sense above), nl splijten, en split.
Pronunciation
de /ʃplɪs/
Noun
m.sg
split ends; hair breakage, schizotrichia
Declension
m.sg
Related terms
de spleißen
de Splitt, de Splitter, de splitten