degollar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dēcollāre (“to decapitate or behead”), from dē- +‎ collum (“neck, throat”) +‎ -ō (compare Catalan coll).

Pronunciation

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Verb

degollar (first-person singular present degollo, first-person singular preterite degollí, past participle degollat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to slit the throat

Conjugation

    Conjugation of degollar (first conjugation)

infinitive			degollar
gerund			degollant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		degollat		degollada
		plural		degollats		degollades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	degollo	degolles	degolla	degollem	degolleu	degollen
	imperfect	degollava	degollaves	degollava	degollàvem	degollàveu	degollaven
	future	degollaré	degollaràs	degollarà	degollarem	degollareu	degollaran
	preterite	degollí	degollares	degollà	degollàrem	degollàreu	degollaren
	conditional	degollaria	degollaries	degollaria	degollaríem	degollaríeu	degollarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	degolli	degollis	degolli	degollem	degolleu	degollin
	imperfect	degollés	degollessis	degollés	degolléssim	degolléssiu	degollessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	degolla	degolli	degollem	degolleu	degollin
	negative (no)	—	no degollis	no degolli	no degollem	no degolleu	no degollin

Derived terms

• degolla
• degollament

Further reading

• “degollar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin decollāre (“to decapitate or behead”), from dē- +‎ collum (“neck, throat”) +‎ -ō (compare Spanish cuello). Cognate with English decollate.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /deɡoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): /deɡoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /deɡoˈʎaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /deɡoˈʃaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /deɡoˈʒaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧go‧llar

Verb

degollar (first-person singular present degüello, first-person singular preterite degollé, past participle degollado)

1. (transitive) to slit the throat

Conjugation

    Conjugation of degollar (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			degollar
gerund			degollando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		degollado		degollada
		plural		degollados		degolladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	degüello	degüellastú degollásvos	degüella	degollamos	degolláis	degüellan
	imperfect	degollaba	degollabas	degollaba	degollábamos	degollabais	degollaban
	preterite	degollé	degollaste	degolló	degollamos	degollasteis	degollaron
	future	degollaré	degollarás	degollará	degollaremos	degollaréis	degollarán
	conditional	degollaría	degollarías	degollaría	degollaríamos	degollaríais	degollarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	degüelle	degüellestú degollésvos2	degüelle	degollemos	degolléis	degüellen
	imperfect (ra)	degollara	degollaras	degollara	degolláramos	degollarais	degollaran
	imperfect (se)	degollase	degollases	degollase	degollásemos	degollaseis	degollasen
	future1	degollare	degollares	degollare	degolláremos	degollareis	degollaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		degüellatú degollávos	degüelle	degollemos	degollad	degüellen
	negative		no degüelles	no degüelle	no degollemos	no degolléis	no degüellen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of degollar (o-ue alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive degollar	dative	degollarme	degollarte	degollarle, degollarse	degollarnos	degollaros	degollarles, degollarse
	accusative	degollarme	degollarte	degollarlo, degollarla, degollarse	degollarnos	degollaros	degollarlos, degollarlas, degollarse
with gerund degollando	dative	degollándome	degollándote	degollándole, degollándose	degollándonos	degollándoos	degollándoles, degollándose
	accusative	degollándome	degollándote	degollándolo, degollándola, degollándose	degollándonos	degollándoos	degollándolos, degollándolas, degollándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative degüella	dative	degüéllame	degüéllate	degüéllale	degüéllanos	not used	degüéllales
	accusative	degüéllame	degüéllate	degüéllalo, degüéllala	degüéllanos	not used	degüéllalos, degüéllalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative degollá	dative	degollame	degollate	degollale	degollanos	not used	degollales
	accusative	degollame	degollate	degollalo, degollala	degollanos	not used	degollalos, degollalas
with formal second-person singular imperative degüelle	dative	degüélleme	not used	degüéllele, degüéllese	degüéllenos	not used	degüélleles
	accusative	degüélleme	not used	degüéllelo, degüéllela, degüéllese	degüéllenos	not used	degüéllelos, degüéllelas
with first-person plural imperative degollemos	dative	not used	degollémoste	degollémosle	degollémonos	degollémoos	degollémosles
	accusative	not used	degollémoste	degollémoslo, degollémosla	degollémonos	degollémoos	degollémoslos, degollémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative degollad	dative	degolladme	not used	degolladle	degolladnos	degollaos	degolladles
	accusative	degolladme	not used	degolladlo, degolladla	degolladnos	degollaos	degolladlos, degolladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative degüellen	dative	degüéllenme	not used	degüéllenle	degüéllennos	not used	degüéllenles, degüéllense
	accusative	degüéllenme	not used	degüéllenlo, degüéllenla	degüéllennos	not used	degüéllenlos, degüéllenlas, degüéllense

Derived terms

• degolladero
• degolladura
• degollamiento
• degollante
• degollina
• trucha degollada

Related terms

• degollación
• degollador

Further reading

• “degollar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024