degolar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese degolar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin decollāre, present infinitive of dēcollō (“I decapitate or behead”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deɣoˈlaɾ/

Verb

degolar (first-person singular present degolo, first-person singular preterite degolei, past participle degolado)

  1. to slit the throat
  2. to nod

Conjugation

References

  • “degolar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “degolar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “degolar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “degolar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “degolar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dēcollāre (“to decapitate or behead”), from dē- +‎ collum (“neck, throat”) +‎ -ō (compare Portuguese colo).

Verb

degolar (first-person singular present degolo, first-person singular preterite degolei, past participle degolado)

  1. to behead, decapitate

Conjugation

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