Etymology
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Inherited from Latin decollāre (“to decapitate or behead”), from dē- + collum (“neck, throat”) + -ō (compare Spanish cuello). Cognate with English decollate.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /deɡoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]
- 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
degollar (first-person singular present degüello, first-person singular preterite degollé, past participle degollado)
- (transitive) to slit the throat
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of degollar (o-ue alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive degollar
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dative
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degollarme
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degollarte
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degollarle, degollarse
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degollarnos
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degollaros
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degollarles, degollarse
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accusative
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degollarme
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degollarte
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degollarlo, degollarla, degollarse
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degollarnos
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degollaros
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degollarlos, degollarlas, degollarse
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with gerund degollando
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dative
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degollándome
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degollándote
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degollándole, degollándose
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degollándonos
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degollándoos
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degollándoles, degollándose
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accusative
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degollándome
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degollándote
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degollándolo, degollándola, degollándose
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degollándonos
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degollándoos
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degollándolos, degollándolas, degollándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative degüella
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dative
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degüéllame
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degüéllate
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degüéllale
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degüéllanos
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not used
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degüéllales
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accusative
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degüéllame
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degüéllate
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degüéllalo, degüéllala
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degüéllanos
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not used
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degüéllalos, degüéllalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative degollá
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dative
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degollame
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degollate
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degollale
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degollanos
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not used
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degollales
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accusative
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degollame
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degollate
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degollalo, degollala
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degollanos
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not used
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degollalos, degollalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative degüelle
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dative
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degüélleme
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not used
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degüéllele, degüéllese
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degüéllenos
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not used
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degüélleles
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accusative
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degüélleme
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not used
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degüéllelo, degüéllela, degüéllese
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degüéllenos
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not used
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degüéllelos, degüéllelas
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with first-person plural imperative degollemos
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dative
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not used
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degollémoste
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degollémosle
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degollémonos
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degollémoos
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degollémosles
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accusative
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not used
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degollémoste
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degollémoslo, degollémosla
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degollémonos
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degollémoos
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degollémoslos, degollémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative degollad
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dative
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degolladme
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not used
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degolladle
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degolladnos
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degollaos
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degolladles
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accusative
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degolladme
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not used
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degolladlo, degolladla
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degolladnos
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degollaos
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degolladlos, degolladlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative degüellen
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dative
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degüéllenme
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not used
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degüéllenle
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degüéllennos
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not used
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degüéllenles, degüéllense
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accusative
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degüéllenme
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not used
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degüéllenlo, degüéllenla
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degüéllennos
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not used
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degüéllenlos, degüéllenlas, degüéllense
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