bloedvergieten

== Dutch == === Etymology === Compound of bloed +‎ vergieten. Attested as early as the seventeenth century, used in the Statenvertaling (Apo. Esther 16, arguably Proverbs 6). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblut.vərˌɣi.tə(n)/ Hyphenation: bloed‧ver‧gie‧ten === Noun === bloedvergieten n (uncountable, no diminutive) bloodshed (violent loss of life) [from 17th c.] Synonym: bloedvergieting (obsolete) bloodletting (removal of blood from the veins) [18th–19th c.] Synonyms: aderlaten, aderlating ==== Derived terms ==== bloedvergieter bloedvergieting ==== Descendants ==== → West Frisian: bloedferjitten (calque)