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| − | + | ’’’cleft’’’ and ’’’cloven’’’ are the two accepted variant forms of the [[-ed participle]] of the [[verb]] ‘to [[cleave (split)|cleave]]’ meaning ‘to split’. Either may be used with the [[auxiliary verb]]s ‘to have’ and ‘to be’; but there are conventional differences in their uses as [[participial adjective]]s. (There is only a very rare, negligible, use of ’’’cloven’’’ as a [[noun]], lthough ‘a ’’’cleft’’’< nowiki>’</nowiki> is fairly common to label any gap as the result of splitting, or [[figurative]] equivalents.) | |
| − | + | *As [[participial adjective]]s, | |
| + | *’’’cleft’’’ is used with such physical processes as cleft lips and cleft palates; | ||
| + | *’’’’cloven’’’ is used with animal feet,normally “the divided hoof of ruminant quadrupeds” ([‘’[[OED]]’’. This came to be associated above all with [[Satan]] and the other devils. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Usage]] | ||
Revision as of 17:08, 29 July 2018
’’’cleft’’’ and ’’’cloven’’’ are the two accepted variant forms of the -ed participle of the verb ‘to cleave’ meaning ‘to split’. Either may be used with the auxiliary verbs ‘to have’ and ‘to be’; but there are conventional differences in their uses as participial adjectives. (There is only a very rare, negligible, use of ’’’cloven’’’ as a noun, lthough ‘a ’’’cleft’’’< nowiki>’</nowiki> is fairly common to label any gap as the result of splitting, or figurative equivalents.)
- As participial adjectives,
- ’’’cleft’’’ is used with such physical processes as cleft lips and cleft palates;
- ’’’’cloven’’’ is used with animal feet,normally “the divided hoof of ruminant quadrupeds” ([‘’OED’’. This came to be associated above all with Satan and the other devils.
