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doden
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dôden, from Old Dutch *dōden, from Proto-West Germanic *daudijan, from Proto-Germanic *daudijaną. By surface analysis, dood (“dead”) + -en. Compare German töten and English deaden.
Verb
doden
- (transitive) to kill
- Synonyms: afmaken, ombrengen, een kopje kleiner maken, omleggen, om zeep helpen, van kant maken, over de kling jagen
- De soldaten probeerden de vijand te doden tijdens de oorlog.
- The soldiers tried to kill the enemy during the war.
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
doden
- plural of dode (“dead person”)
- plural of dood (“death”, chiefly in duizend doden sterven)
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *dōden, from Proto-West Germanic *daudijan.
Verb
dôden
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Further reading
- “doden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “doden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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