die Haarspalterei

Plural: die Haarspaltereien
Based on: Haar, spalten
Noun
1.

the splitting hairs

(figurative)
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  • "Puh, meine Haare sind schrecklich. Lauter Spliss/gespaltene Spitzen.""Wegen deiner ganzen Haarspalterei.""Haha... sehr komisch."
  • "Man, my hair is awful. So much spliss/split ends.""Because of all your splitting hairs.""Haha... very funny!"

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The Meaning of “spalten”

A fun look at the meaning of "spalten" and its family and what that has (or doesn't have) to do with splitting a bill and rewinding a song.

Vocab: spalten, der Spalt, die Spalte, die Spule, vorspulen, der Splitter,

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How many meanings does the German word 'Haarspalterei' have?

Haarspalterei has 1 distinct meaning: 1. the splitting hairs .

What is the gender of 'Haarspalterei'?

die

What is the plural of 'Haarspalterei'?

die Haarspaltereien

What is 'Haarspalterei' related to?

The word 'Haarspalterei' is related to Haar and spalten.

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The Meaning of “spalten”
A fun look at the meaning of "spalten" and its family and what that has (or doesn't have) to do with splitting a bill and rewinding a song.
Vocab: spalten, der Spalt, die Spalte, die Spule, vorspulen, der Splitter,
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