dessagnar

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ sang (“blood”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.səŋˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.saŋˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

dessagnar (first-person singular present dessagno, first-person singular preterite dessagní, past participle dessagnat)

1. (transitive) to bleed (to let or draw blood from)

Derived terms

• dessagnament

Further reading

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