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, past participle degollat)
- (transitive) to slit the throat
Conjugation
infinitive | degollar | ||||||
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present participle | degollant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | degollat | degollada | |||||
plural | degollats | degollades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | degollo | degolles | degolla | degollem | degolleu | degollen | |
imperfect | degollava | degollaves | degollava | degollàvem | degollàveu | degollaven | |
future | degollaré | degollaràs | degollarà | degollarem | degollareu | degollaran | |
preterite | degollí | degollares | degollà | degollàrem | degollàreu | degollaren | |
conditional | degollaria | degollaries | degollaria | degollaríem | degollaríeu | degollarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | degolli | degollis | degolli | degollem | degolleu | degollin | |
imperfect | degollés | degollessis | degollés | degolléssim | degolléssiu | degollessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | degolla | degolli | degollem | degolleu | degollin |
Further reading
- “degollar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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): (most of Spain and Latin America) /deɡoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /deɡoˈʎaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʎaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /deɡoˈʃaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʃaɾ]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /deɡoˈʒaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʒaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧go‧llar
Verb
degollar (first-person singular present degüello, first-person singular preterite degollé, past participle degollado)
- (transitive) to slit the throat
Conjugation
infinitive | degollar | ||||||
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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.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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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