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slachten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slachten, from Old Dutch *slahton, from Proto-Germanic *slahtōną, related to *slahaną (“to hit, strike”). Cognate with German schlachten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslɑxtə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtən

Verb

slachten

  1. (transitive) to slaughter

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (weak), infinitive ...

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: slag
  • Negerhollands: slacht, slaa, slagt
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Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *slahton, from Proto-Germanic *slahtōną, related to *slahaną (“to hit, strike”). Cognate with German schlachten.

Verb

slachten

  1. to slaughter, to kill
    Synonym: slâen
Inflection
More information infinitive, base form ...
Descendants

Etymology 2

Related with gheslachte (“family, generation”). Ultimately from the same source as Etymology 1 above ("to hit, beat, kill"), but the sense development is unclear. In Old High German there was the phrase nah den fordoron slahan (literally “to hit the forefathers”).

Verb

slachten

  1. to resemble, to look like (with dative or na)
Inflection
More information infinitive, base form ...

References

  • J. Vercoullie (1925), Beknopt etymologisch woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal, Den Haag / Gent

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