ontbloten
Dutch
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch ontblôten. Equivalent to ont- (“inchoative prefix”) + bloten (“to expose, make naked”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbloː.tə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ont‧blo‧ten
- Rhymes: -oːtən
Verb
ontbloten
(transitive)
- to bare, render naked
- (figuratively) to strip bare an object
- (figuratively) (in ontbloten van) To rid of, deprive of
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ontbloten (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontbloten | |||
| past singular | ontblootte | |||
| past participle | ontbloot | |||
| infinitive | ontbloten | |||
| gerund | ontbloten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontbloot | ontblootte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontbloot | ontblootte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontbloot | ontblootte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontbloot | ontblootte | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontbloot | ontblootte | ||
| plural | ontbloten | ontblootten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontblote | ontblootte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontbloten | ontblootten | ||
| imperative sing. | ontbloot | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontbloot | |||
| participles | ontblotend | ontbloot | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- de kroon ontbloten