slakta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

slakta

  1. inflection of slakte:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German slachten, though Swedish had its own cognate word for "slaughter", a descendant of Old Norse slátra.

Verb

slakta (present slaktar, preterite slaktade, supine slaktat, imperative slakta)

  1. to slaughter, to butcher
    1. to butcher animals, generally for food
    2. to massacre people in large numbers
    3. to kill in a particularly brutal manner

Conjugation

Conjugation of slakta (weak)
active passive
infinitive slakta slaktas
supine slaktat slaktats
imperative slakta —
imper. plural1 slakten —
present past present past
indicative slaktar slaktade slaktas slaktades
ind. plural1 slakta slaktade slaktas slaktades
subjunctive2 slakte slaktade slaktes slaktades
present participle slaktande
past participle slaktad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Descendants

  • → Finnish: lahdata
    • Kven: lahđata

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