Information about the word slay (English → Esperanto: mortigi)

Synonyms: kill, liquidate

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/sleɪ̯/
Hyphenationslay
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑤𐑱
Deseret alphabet𐑅𐑊𐐩

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) slay(I) slew /sluː/, slayed
(thou) slayest(thou) slewst /sluːst/, slewest /ˈsluːɪst/, stayedst
(he) slays, slayeth(he) slew /sluː/, slayed
(we) slay(we) slew, slayed
(you) slay(you) slew, slayed
(they) slay(they) slew, slayed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) slay (I) slew, slayed
(thou) slay(thou) slew /sluː/, slayed
(he) slay(he) slew, slayed
(we) slay(we) slew, slayed
(you) slay(you) slew, slayed
(they) slay(they) slew, slayed
Imperative mood
slay
Participles
Present participlePast participle
slayingslain /sleɪ̯n/, slayed

Usage samples

As the sea of mourners filled a colossal mosque courtyard in Tehran to see the body of Iran’s slain supreme leader ’Ali Xāmene’i for the last time, a mystery man in clerical robes stood at a distance, observing from a balcony the unfolding of the historic ceremony.

Translations

Afrikaansdoodmaak
Czechusmrtit; zabíjet; zabít
Danishdræbe
Dutchdoden; afmaken
English (Old English)abreotan; acwellan; acwielman; cwellan
Esperantomortigi
Faeroesedrepa
Finnishtappaa
Frenchrectifier; tuer; abattre
Germantöten; umlegen; umbringen
Italianuccidere
Latinoccidere
Luxemburgishdoud maachen
Malaybunuh; membunuh
Norwegiandrepe
Papiamentomata
Polishzabijać
Portuguesematar
Russianубивать; убить
Saterland Frisianfermöärenje; dooddwo; dood moakje; doodje
Scottish Gaelicmarbh
Spanishmatar
Sranankiri
Swedishavliva; avrätta; dräpa
Thaiฆ่า
Turkishöldürmek
West Frisiandeadzje; deameitsje; deadwaan
Yiddishהאַרגען; טייטן