ontmelken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈmɛlkə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ont‧mel‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛlkən

Etymology 1

From ont- (away) +‎ melken (to milk).

Verb

ontmelken

  1. (transitive) to milk, to extract milk
Conjugation
Conjugation of ontmelken (strong class 3b, prefixed)
infinitive ontmelken
past singular ontmolk
past participle ontmolken
infinitive ontmelken
gerund ontmelken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontmelk ontmolk
2nd person sing. (jij) ontmelkt, ontmelk2 ontmolk
2nd person sing. (u) ontmelkt ontmolk
2nd person sing. (gij) ontmelkt ontmolkt
3rd person singular ontmelkt ontmolk
plural ontmelken ontmolken
subjunctive sing.1 ontmelke ontmolke
subjunctive plur.1 ontmelken ontmolken
imperative sing. ontmelk
imperative plur.1 ontmelkt
participles ontmelkend ontmolken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

From melk (milk) +‎ ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

Verb

ontmelken

  1. (transitive, rare) to remove milk from
Conjugation
Conjugation of ontmelken (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontmelken
past singular ontmelkte
past participle ontmelkt
infinitive ontmelken
gerund ontmelken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontmelk ontmelkte
2nd person sing. (jij) ontmelkt, ontmelk2 ontmelkte
2nd person sing. (u) ontmelkt ontmelkte
2nd person sing. (gij) ontmelkt ontmelkte
3rd person singular ontmelkt ontmelkte
plural ontmelken ontmelkten
subjunctive sing.1 ontmelke ontmelkte
subjunctive plur.1 ontmelken ontmelkten
imperative sing. ontmelk
imperative plur.1 ontmelkt
participles ontmelkend ontmelkt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.