guillotine

Meaning

Noun

guillotine (machine)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of guillotiner:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of guillotiner:

Concepts

guillotine

closure by compartment

Synonyms

massicot

Translations

guillotina

guilhotina

ghigliottina

Guillotine

Fallbeil

مقصلة

guillotina

giyotin

guillotine

γκιλοτίνα

ghigliottinare

decapitarlo

guilhotina

Γκιλοτίνα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡi.jɔ.tin/

Etymology

From Guillotin. Named after French physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), who proposed its use for capital punishment. The surname is a diminutive of Guillot.