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slaughter

/sˈlɔːtə/SLAW-tur
/sˈlɔtɚ/SLAW-tur

Meaningbutchering, slain meat

Common meaning: killing

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)slatr‘butchering’source
  2. Middle Englishslaghtersource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbutchering → killingslaughter‘killing’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) slatr ‘butchering, slain meat’.

Roots

  • slatr Old Norse (Icelandic) “butchering, slain meat”

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