ontgespen

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Dutch

Etymology

From:

  • ont- (un-, de-) +‎ gespen (to buckle)
  • gesp (buckle) +‎ ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈɣɛs.pə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ont‧ges‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛspən

Verb

ontgespen

  1. (transitive) to unbuckle, to unfasten

Inflection

Conjugation of ontgespen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontgespen
past singular ontgespte
past participle ontgespt
infinitive ontgespen
gerund ontgespen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontgesp ontgespte
2nd person sing. (jij) ontgespt ontgespte
2nd person sing. (u) ontgespt ontgespte
2nd person sing. (gij) ontgespt ontgespte
3rd person singular ontgespt ontgespte
plural ontgespen ontgespten
subjunctive sing.1 ontgespe ontgespte
subjunctive plur.1 ontgespen ontgespten
imperative sing. ontgesp
imperative plur.1 ontgespt
participles ontgespend ontgespt
1) Archaic.