aflive

Danish edit

Etymology edit

af- (“de-”) +‎ live (“life”). Earliest attested in the first half of the 15th century. Cognate of Swedish avliva, Dutch aflijven and German ableiben.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈɑʊ̯ːliʋə]

Verb edit

aflive (imperative afliv, infinitive at aflive, present tense afliver, past tense aflivede, perfect tense har aflivet)

to euthanize

Descendants edit

Icelandic: aflífa
Norwegian Bokmål: avlive

References edit

“aflive” in Den Danske Ordbog
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