schlachten

See also: Schlachten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slahten, from Old High German slahtōn (“slaughter, sacrifice”), from Proto-Germanic *slahtōną. Cognate with Dutch slachten.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaχtən/, [ˈʃlaχtn̩]

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• Hyphenation: schlach‧ten

Verb

1. to slaughter (an animal, in order to obtain meat or raw materials)

Derived terms

• abschlachten
• notschlachten
• schlachtbar
• Schlachtung
• Schlachtvieh
• Schlachttier
• Schlachthof

See also

• schächten (etymologically unrelated)

Further reading

• “schlachten” in Duden online