versnijdenis

Dutch

Etymology

From versnijden (“to cut up”) +‎ -nis (“-ness”, deverbative suffix), calque of Ancient Greek κατατομή (katatomḗ) in Philippians 3,2. Modelled on besnijdenis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vərˈsnɛi̯.dəˌnɪs/, /vɛrˈsnɛi̯.dəˌnɪs/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧snij‧de‧nis
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯dənɪs

Noun

versnijdenis f (plural versnijdenissen)

  1. (biblical, Christianity, derogatory) concision, mutilation of the flesh (polemical term for circumcision).
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