slakta
Norwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editVerb
editslakta
- inflection of slakte:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German slachten, though Swedish had its own cognate word for "slaughter", a descendant of Old Norse slátra.
Verb
editslakta (present slaktar, preterite slaktade, supine slaktat, imperative slakta)
- to slaughter, to butcher
- to butcher animals, generally for food
- to massacre people in large numbers
- to kill in a particularly brutal manner
Conjugation
editConjugation of slakta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | slakta | slaktas | ||
| Supine | slaktat | slaktats | ||
| Imperative | slakta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | slakten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | slaktar | slaktade | slaktas | slaktades |
| Ind. plural1 | slakta | slaktade | slaktas | slaktades |
| Subjunctive2 | slakte | slaktade | slaktes | slaktades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | slaktande | |||
| Past participle | slaktad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- slakta in Svensk ordbok.
- slakta in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)