ontbinden

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ontbinden, from Old Dutch antbindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną. Equivalent to ont- +‎ binden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbɪn.də(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ont‧bin‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɪndən

Verb

ontbinden

  1. (transitive) to unbind
  2. (transitive) to dissolve, to disband, to break up
  3. (intransitive, biology, chemistry) to decompose
  4. (transitive, mathematics) to resolve, to analyse, to decompose

Inflection

Inflection of ontbinden (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive ontbinden
past singular ontbond
past participle ontbonden
infinitive ontbinden
gerund ontbinden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontbind ontbond
2nd person sing. (jij) ontbindt ontbond
2nd person sing. (u) ontbindt ontbond
2nd person sing. (gij) ontbindt ontbondt
3rd person singular ontbindt ontbond
plural ontbinden ontbonden
subjunctive sing.1 ontbinde ontbonde
subjunctive plur.1 ontbinden ontbonden
imperative sing. ontbind
imperative plur.1 ontbindt
participles ontbindend ontbonden
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch antbindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną. Equivalent to ont- +‎ binden.

Verb

ontbinden

  1. to loosen, to unbind
  2. to free
  3. to tell, to set out

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: ontbinden

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