slachten
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch slachten, from Old Dutch *slahton, from Proto-Germanic *slahtōną, related to *slahaną (“to hit, strike”). Cognate with German schlachten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]slachten
- (transitive) to slaughter
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of slachten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | slachten | |||
past singular | slachtte | |||
past participle | geslacht | |||
infinitive | slachten | |||
gerund | slachten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | slacht | slachtte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | slacht | slachtte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | slacht | slachtte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | slacht | slachtte | ||
3rd person singular | slacht | slachtte | ||
plural | slachten | slachtten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | slachte | slachtte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | slachten | slachtten | ||
imperative sing. | slacht | |||
imperative plur.1 | slacht | |||
participles | slachtend | geslacht | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Dutch *slahton, from Proto-Germanic *slahtōną, related to *slahaną (“to hit, strike”). Cognate with German schlachten.
Verb
[edit]slachten
Inflection
[edit]Weak | ||
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Infinitive | slachten | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | slachten | |
In genitive | slachtens | |
In dative | slachtene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | slachte | — |
2nd singular | slachts, slachtes | — |
3rd singular | slacht, slachtet | — |
1st plural | slachten | — |
2nd plural | slacht, slachtet | — |
3rd plural | slachten | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | slachte | — |
2nd singular | slachts, slachtes | — |
3rd singular | slachte | — |
1st plural | slachten | — |
2nd plural | slacht, slachtet | — |
3rd plural | slachten | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | slacht, slachte | |
Plural | slacht, slachtet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | slachtende | — |
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]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
[edit]slachten
Inflection
[edit]Weak | ||
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Infinitive | slachten | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | slachten | |
In genitive | slachtens | |
In dative | slachtene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | slachte | — |
2nd singular | slachts, slachtes | — |
3rd singular | slacht, slachtet | — |
1st plural | slachten | — |
2nd plural | slacht, slachtet | — |
3rd plural | slachten | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | slachte | — |
2nd singular | slachts, slachtes | — |
3rd singular | slachte | — |
1st plural | slachten | — |
2nd plural | slacht, slachtet | — |
3rd plural | slachten | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | slacht, slachte | |
Plural | slacht, slachtet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | slachtende | — |
References
[edit]- J. Vercoullie (1925), Beknopt etymologisch woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal, Den Haag / Gent
Further reading
[edit]- “slachten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “slachten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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