aderlaten

Dutch

Etymology

By surface analysis, ader (“vein”) +‎ laten (“to let”), an ellipsis of Middle Dutch ter ader(en) laten (literally “to let [someone] to the vein”). Compare German zur Ader lassen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.dərˌlaː.tə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ader‧la‧ten

Verb

aderlaten

  1. to bloodlet
    1. to open a vein in order to draw 'bad blood'
    2. to (apply a) leech medicinally, as a method to bloodlet
    3. to drain resources without giving back
      Synonym: bloedlaten

Derived terms

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