slagte

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German slachten, German schlachten. Derived from the noun German Schlacht (“strike”), which is itself a derivation from the verb German schlagen (“to beat”), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną, whence slå (“strike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslɑɡ̊d̥ə]

Verb

slagte (imperative slagt, present tense slagter, passive slagtes, past tense slagtede, past participle slagtet)

1. to slaughter (e.g. animals)
2. to criticise harshly, to pan (e.g. a book, a film)

Derived terms

• slagter
• slagteri
• slagtning

References

• “slagte” in Den Danske Ordbog