slagte
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German slachten, German schlachten. Derived from the noun German Slacht (“strike”), which is itself a derivation from the verb German slagen (“to beat”), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈslɑɡ̊d̥ə]
Verb
slagte (imperative slagt, present tense slagter, passive slagtes, past tense slagtede, past participle slagtet)
- to slaughter (e.g. animals)
- to criticise harshly, to pan (e.g. a book, a film)
Derived terms
- slagter
- slagteri
- slagtning
References
- “slagte” in Den Danske Ordbog