radbraken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch radebraken. Equivalent to rad (“wheel”) +‎ braken (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑtˌbraː.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: rad‧bra‧ken

Verb

radbraken

1. (transitive) To break on the wheel (to kill by a historical mode of torturous execution).
2. (transitive) To wreck, to expose to excessive duress, to exhaust.
3. (transitive) To maim linguistically, to spoil by appalling phrasing.

Inflection

Conjugation of radbraken (weak)
infinitive	radbraken
past singular	radbraakte
past participle	geradbraakt
infinitive	radbraken
gerund	radbraken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	radbraak	radbraakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	radbraakt, radbraak2	radbraakte
2nd person sing. (u)	radbraakt	radbraakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	radbraakt	radbraakte
3rd person singular	radbraakt	radbraakte
plural	radbraken	radbraakten
subjunctive sing.1	radbrake	radbraakte
subjunctive plur.1	radbraken	radbraakten
imperative sing.	radbraak
imperative plur.1	radbraakt
participles	radbrakend	geradbraakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• ledebraken

Descendants

• Negerhollands: rabraak