ontdubbelen
Dutch
Etymology
From dubbel + ont- -en. The Belgian sense is a calque of French dédoubler, the Dutch linguistic sense is a calque of English degeminate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔn(t)ˈdʏ.bə.lə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ont‧dub‧be‧len
Verb
ontdubbelen
- (Belgium) to split off, to duplicate
- (Netherlands, linguistics) to degeminate
- (Netherlands) to undo duplication, to remove duplications
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ontdubbelen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontdubbelen | |||
| past singular | ontdubbelde | |||
| past participle | ontdubbeld | |||
| infinitive | ontdubbelen | |||
| gerund | ontdubbelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontdubbel | ontdubbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontdubbelt, ontdubbel2 | ontdubbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontdubbelt | ontdubbelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontdubbelt | ontdubbelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontdubbelt | ontdubbelde | ||
| plural | ontdubbelen | ontdubbelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontdubbele | ontdubbelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontdubbelen | ontdubbelden | ||
| imperative sing. | ontdubbel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontdubbelt | |||
| participles | ontdubbelend | ontdubbeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||