bloedvergieting
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Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch bloedvergieting. Equivalent to bloed + vergieting.
Noun[edit]
bloedvergieting (plural bloedvergietings or bloedvergietinge (dated))
- bloodshed (violent loss of life)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bloedvergieten + -ing, equivalent to bloed + vergieting. Attested as early as the eighteenth century.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bloedvergieting f (plural bloedvergietingen)
- bloodshed (violent loss of life) [from 18th c.]
- Synonym: bloedvergieten
- (literal) bleeding, the spilling or pouring of blood [from 18th c.]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: bloedvergieting