degollar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin dēcollāre, present infinitive of dēcollō (“I decapitate or behead”), from dē- +‎ collum (“neck, throat”) +‎ -ō (compare Catalan coll).

Verb

degollar (first-person singular present degollo, first-person singular preterite degollí, past participle degollat)

1. (transitive) to slit the throat

Further reading

• “degollar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin decollāre, present infinitive of dēcollō (“to decapitate or behead”), from dē- +‎ collum (“neck, throat”) +‎ -ō (compare Spanish cuello). Cognate with English decollate.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /deɡoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /deɡoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /deɡoˈʎaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /deɡoˈʃaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /deɡoˈʒaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʒaɾ]

Verb

degollar (first-person singular present degüello, first-person singular preterite degollé, past participle degollado)

1. (transitive) to slit the throat

Conjugation

    Conjugation of degollar (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			degollar
gerund			degollando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		degollado		degollada
		plural		degollados		degolladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	degüello	degüellastú degollásvos	degüella	degollamos	degolláis	degüellan
	imperfect	degollaba	degollabas	degollaba	degollábamos	degollabais	degollaban
	preterite	degollé	degollaste	degolló	degollamos	degollasteis	degollaron
	future	degollaré	degollarás	degollará	degollaremos	degollaréis	degollarán
	conditional	degollaría	degollarías	degollaría	degollaríamos	degollaríais	degollarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	degüelle	degüellestú degollésvos2	degüelle	degollemos	degolléis	degüellen
	imperfect (ra)	degollara	degollaras	degollara	degolláramos	degollarais	degollaran
	imperfect (se)	degollase	degollases	degollase	degollásemos	degollaseis	degollasen
	future1	degollare	degollares	degollare	degolláremos	degollareis	degollaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		degüellatú degollávos	degüelle	degollemos	degollad	degüellen
	negative		no degüelles	no degüelle	no degollemos	no degolléis	no degüellen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of degollar (o-ue alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive degollar
	dative	degollarme	degollarte	degollarle, degollarse	degollarnos	degollaros	degollarles, degollarse
	accusative	degollarme	degollarte	degollarlo, degollarla, degollarse	degollarnos	degollaros	degollarlos, degollarlas, degollarse
with gerund degollando
	dative	degollándome	degollándote	degollándole, degollándose	degollándonos	degollándoos	degollándoles, degollándose
	accusative	degollándome	degollándote	degollándolo, degollándola, degollándose	degollándonos	degollándoos	degollándolos, degollándolas, degollándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative degüella
	dative	degüéllame	degüéllate	degüéllale	degüéllanos	not used	degüéllales
	accusative	degüéllame	degüéllate	degüéllalo, degüéllala	degüéllanos	not used	degüéllalos, degüéllalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative degollá
	dative	degollame	degollate	degollale	degollanos	not used	degollales
	accusative	degollame	degollate	degollalo, degollala	degollanos	not used	degollalos, degollalas
with formal second-person singular imperative degüelle
	dative	degüélleme	not used	degüéllele, degüéllese	degüéllenos	not used	degüélleles
	accusative	degüélleme	not used	degüéllelo, degüéllela, degüéllese	degüéllenos	not used	degüéllelos, degüéllelas
with first-person plural imperative degollemos
	dative	not used	degollémoste	degollémosle	degollémonos	degollémoos	degollémosles
	accusative	not used	degollémoste	degollémoslo, degollémosla	degollémonos	degollémoos	degollémoslos, degollémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative degollad
	dative	degolladme	not used	degolladle	degolladnos	degollaos	degolladles
	accusative	degolladme	not used	degolladlo, degolladla	degolladnos	degollaos	degolladlos, degolladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative degüellen
	dative	degüéllenme	not used	degüéllenle	degüéllennos	not used	degüéllenles, degüéllense
	accusative	degüéllenme	not used	degüéllenlo, degüéllenla	degüéllennos	not used	degüéllenlos, degüéllenlas, degüéllense

Derived terms

• degolladero
• degolladura
• degollamiento
• degollante
• degollina

 

Related terms

• degollación
• degollador

Further reading

• “degollar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014