radbraken
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch radebraken. Equivalent to rad (“wheel”) + braken (“to break”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editradbraken
- (transitive) To break on the wheel (to kill by a historical mode of torturous execution).
- (transitive) To wreck, to expose to excessive duress, to exhaust.
- (transitive) To maim linguistically, to spoil by appalling phrasing.
Inflection
editConjugation of radbraken (weak) | ||||
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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
editDescendants
edit- Negerhollands: rabraak