bloedvergieting
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch bloedvergieting. Equivalent to bloed + vergieting.
Noun
editbloedvergieting (plural bloedvergietings or bloedvergietinge (dated))
- bloodshed (violent loss of life)
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom bloedvergieten + -ing, equivalent to bloed + vergieting. Attested as early as the eighteenth century.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbloedvergieting f (plural bloedvergietingen)
- bloodshed (violent loss of life) [from 18th c.]
- Synonym: bloedvergieten
- (literal) bleeding, the spilling or pouring of blood [from 18th c.]
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: bloedvergieting