radbraken
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch radebraken. Equivalent to rad (“wheel”) + braken (“to break”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
radbraken
- (transitive) To break on the wheel (to kill by a historical mode of torturous execution).
- (transitive) To wreck, to expose to excessive duress, to exhaust.
- (transitive) To maim linguistically, to spoil by appalling phrasing.
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of radbraken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | radbraken | |||
| past singular | radbraakte | |||
| past participle | geradbraakt | |||
| infinitive | radbraken | |||
| gerund | radbraken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | radbraak | radbraakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | radbraakt | radbraakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | radbraakt | radbraakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | radbraakt | radbraakte | ||
| 3rd person singular | radbraakt | radbraakte | ||
| plural | radbraken | radbraakten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | radbrake | radbraakte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | radbraken | radbraakten | ||
| imperative sing. | radbraak | |||
| imperative plur.1 | radbraakt | |||
| participles | radbrakend | geradbraakt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Negerhollands: rabraak