onthoofden

Meaning

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

Concepts

decapitate

behead

decollate

guillotine

cut the head off

Synonyms

het hoofd afslaan

koppen

onthalzen

Translations

enthaupten

decapitar

köpfen

decapitare

decapitar

décapiter

decapitar

αποκεφαλίζω

ضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ

degolar

καρατομώ

boynunu vurmak

obtruncō

dētruncō

kafasını uçurmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɔntˈɦoːf.də(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: onthôveden

In summary

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