metzeln

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word metzeln. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word metzeln, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say metzeln in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word metzeln you have here. The definition of the word metzeln will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofmetzeln, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German metzelen, from Medieval Latin macellare (slaughter), from Latin macellum (meat, meat market).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛt͡sl̩n/
  • Hyphenation: met‧zeln
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

metzeln (weak, third-person singular present metzelt, past tense metzelte, past participle gemetzelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to slaughter

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • metzeln” in Duden online
  • metzeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache