versnijdenis

Dutch

Etymology

From versnijden (“to cut up”) +‎ -nis (“-ness”, deverbative suffix), calque of Ancient Greek κατατομή (katatomḗ) in Philippians 3,2. Modelled on besnijdenis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈsnɛi̯.dəˌnɪs/, /vɛrˈsnɛi̯.dəˌnɪs/
• Hyphenation: ver‧snij‧de‧nis
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯dənɪs

Noun

versnijdenis f (plural versnijdenissen)

1. (biblical, Christianity, derogatory) concision, mutilation of the flesh (polemical term for circumcision).