decapitar
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin dēcapitāre, from Latin de- + caput (“head”) + -āre.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [də.kə.piˈta]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [de.ka.piˈtaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Northwestern) [de.ka.piˈta]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Verb
[edit]decapitar (first-person singular present decapito, first-person singular preterite decapití, past participle decapitat)
- to decapitate, to behead
Conjugation
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “decapitar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “decapitar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “decapitar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “decapitar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin decapitare, from Latin de- + caput (“head”) + -are.
Verb
[edit]decapitar (first-person singular present decapito, first-person singular preterite decapitei, past participle decapitado)
- to decapitate
Conjugation
[edit]1Less recommended.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “decapitar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “decapitar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin decapitāre, from dē- + caput (“head”) + -āre.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]decapitar (first-person singular present decapito, first-person singular preterite decapitei, past participle decapitado)
- (transitive) to behead; to decapitate (remove the head of)
- Synonym: degolar
Conjugation
[edit]1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “decapitar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “decapitar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin dēcapitāre, from Latin de- + caput (“head”) + -are.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]decapitar (first-person singular present decapito, first-person singular preterite decapité, past participle decapitado)
- to decapitate
- Synonym: descabezar
Conjugation
[edit]These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “decapitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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