slachten
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
Verb
slachten
- (transitive) to slaughter
Inflection
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
Descendants
Related terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *slahton, from Proto-Germanic *slahtōną, related to *slahaną (“to hit, strike”). Cognate with German schlachten.
Verb
slachten
Inflection
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
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
Inflection
Weak | ||
---|---|---|
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
- J. Vercoullie (1925), Beknopt etymologisch woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal, Den Haag / Gent
Further reading
- “slachten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “slachten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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