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Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
killen
- plural of kil
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English kill.
Verb
killen (weak, third-person singular present killt, past tense killte, past participle gekillt, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to kill
- Synonyms: umbringen, umlegen, kaltmachen
1929, Alfred Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Olten, Freiburg im Breisgau: Walter Verlag, published 1961, →ISBN, page 90:«Weil wir verraten sind, Franz, achtzehn und neunzehn, von den Bonzen, und Rosa haben sie gekillt und Karl Liebknecht. […] »- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2022 December 30, Nadine Conti, “Zensuren auf dem Prüfstand: Mehr Notenfreiheit in Niedersachsen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Nichts killt ihre Motivation so nachhaltig wie der Eindruck, es sei egal, was sie machen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2023 July 12, Mohamed Amjahid, “Robert Jenrick lässt Figuren übermalen: Er hat Mickey Mouse gekillt”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Auch in Deutschland stehen viele Politiker*innen und ihre hasserfüllten Adepten mit der Farbrolle bereit, um Bambi gnadenlos zu killen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
killen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
killen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English.[1]
Verb
killen (weak, third-person singular present killt, past tense killte, past participle gekillt, auxiliary haben)
- (nautical) to shiver
- die Segel killen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
Further reading
- “killen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “killen (töten)” in Duden online
- “killen (wehen, flattern)” in Duden online
- Gustav Goedel (1902) “killen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Seemannssprache (in German), Kiel und Leipzig: Lipsius & Tischer, page 246
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old High German kuolen; equivalent to kill (“cool”) + -en.
Verb
killen (third-person singular present killt, past participle gekillt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to cool
Conjugation
Regular
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infinitive
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killen
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participle
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gekillt
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auxiliary
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hunn
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present indicative
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imperative
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1st singular
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killen
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—
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2nd singular
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kills
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kill
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3rd singular
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killt
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—
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1st plural
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killen
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—
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2nd plural
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killt
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killt
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3rd plural
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killen
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—
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(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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Etymology 2
Adjective
killen
- inflection of kill:
- strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
- weak dative masculine/neuter singular
- strong/weak dative plural
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English kill.
Verb
killen (third-person singular present killt, past participle gekillt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive, slang) to kill
Conjugation
Regular
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infinitive
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killen
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participle
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gekillt
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auxiliary
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hunn
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present indicative
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imperative
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1st singular
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killen
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—
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2nd singular
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kills
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kill
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3rd singular
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killt
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—
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1st plural
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killen
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—
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2nd plural
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killt
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killt
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3rd plural
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killen
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—
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(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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Synonyms
Swedish
Noun
killen
- definite singular of kille
Anagrams
Yagara
Noun
killen
- Alternative form of gillen (finger).
References