onthoofden

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive) to behead, decapitate, notably as capital punishment
2. (figuratively, transitive) to remove the leadership, the brains etc. (from ...)

Sinonieme

het hoofd afslaan

koppen

onthalzen

Vertalings

enthaupten

decapitate

behead

köpfen

decapitare

decapitar

decapitar

décapiter

ضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ

decapitar

αποκεφαλίζω

degolar

καρατομώ

dētruncō

decollate

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌɔntˈɦoːf.də(n)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: onthôveden

In summary

From Middle Dutch onthôveden. Equivalent to modern hoofd (“head”) + ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).