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niedermetzeln

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German

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Etymology

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From nieder- +‎ metzeln.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniːdərˌmɛtsəln/, [ˈniː.dɐˌmɛ.t͡sl̩n]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: nie‧der‧met‧zeln

Verb

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niedermetzeln (weak, third-person singular present metzelt nieder, past tense metzelte nieder, past participle niedergemetzelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to massacre, slaughter, especially (though not necessarily) with a knife, sword
    Synonyms: abschlachten, massakrieren

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