onthoofden
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch onthôveden. Equivalent to modern hoofd (“head”) + ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈɦoːf.də(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ont‧hoof‧den
Verb
onthoofden
(transitive)
- 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
Inflection
Derived terms
- onthoofder
- onthoofding
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