ontbarsten
Dutch
Etymology
From ont- (“inchoative prefix”) + barsten (“to burst”). Compare Middle Dutch ontbersten (“to elude, to lack”) which was likely formed with the non-inchoative meaning of the prefix ont-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbɑrs.tə(n)/
- Hyphenation: ont‧bars‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɑrstən
Verb
ontbarsten
- (intransitive) to break loose, start to burst
- (intransitive, poetic) to emerge from something that is bursting
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ontbarsten (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontbarsten | |||
| past singular | ontbarstte | |||
| past participle | ontbarst | |||
| infinitive | ontbarsten | |||
| gerund | ontbarsten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontbarst | ontbarstte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontbarst | ontbarstte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontbarst | ontbarstte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontbarst | ontbarstte | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontbarst | ontbarstte | ||
| plural | ontbarsten | ontbarstten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontbarste | ontbarstte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontbarsten | ontbarstten | ||
| imperative sing. | ontbarst | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontbarst | |||
| participles | ontbarstend | ontbarst | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||