doden

Meaning

Verb

to kill

Noun

1. (form-of,plural) plural of dode (“dead person”)
2. (form-of,plural) plural of dood (“death”, chiefly in duizend doden sterven)

Hyphenated as

do‧den

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdoːdə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dôden, from Old Dutch *dōden, from Proto-West Germanic *daudijan, from Proto-Germanic *daudijaną. Equivalent to dood (“dead”) + -en. Compare English deaden.

Sentences

Helaas blijft het aantal doden stijgen .

Unfortunately the death toll keeps rising.

In november herdenken we de doden .

In November, we commemorate the dead.