German

Noun

Guillotine f ‎(genitive Guillotine, plural Guillotinen)

1. (execution) guillotine

Declension

Synonyms

• Fallbeil

English

The official Luxembourg guillotine, last used 1821

Noun

guillotine ‎(plural guillotines)

1. A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade.
2. A device used for cutting stacks of paper to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged blade attached to a flat platform.
3. A cloture; a motion that debate be ended and a vote taken.

Translations

Verb

guillotine ‎(third-person singular simple present guillotines, present participle guillotining, simple past and past participle guillotined)

1. (transitive) To execute, cut or cut short (a person, a stack of paper or a debate) by use of a guillotine.
2. (transitive) To end discussion on a parliamentary bill by invoking cloture.

Translations

French

Etymology

After Dr Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, who proposed its use for capital punishment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡijɔtin/

Noun

guillotine f ‎(plural guillotines)

1. guillotine (machine)

Derived terms

• guillotiner ‎(“behead with a guillotine”)
• fenêtre à guillotine ‎(“box sash window”)

Verb

guillotine

1. first-person singular present indicative of guillotiner
2. third-person singular present indicative of guillotiner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of guillotiner
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of guillotiner
5. second-person singular imperative of guillotiner

Spanish

Verb

guillotine

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of guillotinar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of guillotinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of guillotinar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of guillotinar.