aflive

Danish

Etymology

af- (“de-”) +‎ live (“life”). Earliest attested in the first half of the 15th century. Cognate of Swedish avliva, Dutch aflijven and German ableiben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑʊ̯ːliʋə]

Verb

aflive (imperative afliv, infinitive at aflive, present tense afliver, past tense aflivede, perfect tense har aflivet)

1. to euthanize

Descendants

• Icelandic: aflífa
• Norwegian Bokmål: avlive

References

• “aflive” in Den Danske Ordbog