ontverren

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈvɛ.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ont‧ver‧ren
  • Rhymes: -ɛrən

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Dutch ontverren. Equivalent to ont- (“inchoative prefix”) +‎ verren (“to remove, place far away”) or ont- (“away”) +‎ verren (“to remove, place far away”).

Verb

ontverren

  1. (transitive, dated) to remove, take away
  2. (intransitive, dated) to remove oneself, go away
Conjugation
Conjugation of ontverren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontverren
past singular ontverde
past participle ontverd
infinitive ontverren
gerund ontverren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontver ontverde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontvert, ontver2 ontverde
2nd person sing. (u) ontvert ontverde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontvert ontverde
3rd person singular ontvert ontverde
plural ontverren ontverden
subjunctive sing.1 ontverre ontverde
subjunctive plur.1 ontverren ontverden
imperative sing. ontver
imperative plur.1 ontvert
participles ontverrend ontverd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

From ver (“far”) +‎ ont- -en (“privative circumfix”).

Verb

ontverren

  1. (transitive, rare, figuratively) to make less far, to remove distance to
Conjugation
Conjugation of ontverren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontverren
past singular ontverde
past participle ontverd
infinitive ontverren
gerund ontverren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontver ontverde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontvert, ontver2 ontverde
2nd person sing. (u) ontvert ontverde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontvert ontverde
3rd person singular ontvert ontverde
plural ontverren ontverden
subjunctive sing.1 ontverre ontverde
subjunctive plur.1 ontverren ontverden
imperative sing. ontver
imperative plur.1 ontvert
participles ontverrend ontverd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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