onthoofden
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch onthôveden. Equivalent to modern hoofd (“head”) + ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]onthoofden
- to behead, decapitate, notably as capital punishment
- Synonym: onthalzen
- (figuratively) to remove the leadership, the brains etc. (from ...)
- Zonder de voorzitter is de onthoofde raad besluiteloos
- Without its chairman, the headless board is indecisive
- Zonder de voorzitter is de onthoofde raad besluiteloos
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of onthoofden (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | onthoofden | |||
past singular | onthoofdde | |||
past participle | onthoofd | |||
infinitive | onthoofden | |||
gerund | onthoofden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | onthoofd | onthoofdde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | onthoofdt, onthoofd2 | onthoofdde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | onthoofdt | onthoofdde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | onthoofdt | onthoofdde | ||
3rd person singular | onthoofdt | onthoofdde | ||
plural | onthoofden | onthoofdden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | onthoofde | onthoofdde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | onthoofden | onthoofdden | ||
imperative sing. | onthoofd | |||
imperative plur.1 | onthoofdt | |||
participles | onthoofdend | onthoofd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
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- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms circumfixed with ont- -en
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- Dutch lemmas
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- Dutch prefixed verbs with ont-
- nl:Capital punishment