ontzeilen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈzɛi̯.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ont‧zei‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯lən

Etymology 1

From ont- (de-, away) +‎ zeilen (to sail).

Verb

ontzeilen

  1. (transitive) to escape by sailing
Conjugation
Conjugation of ontzeilen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontzeilen
past singular ontzeilde
past participle ontzeild
infinitive ontzeilen
gerund ontzeilen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzeil ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzeilt, ontzeil2 ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (u) ontzeilt ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzeilt ontzeilde
3rd person singular ontzeilt ontzeilde
plural ontzeilen ontzeilden
subjunctive sing.1 ontzeile ontzeilde
subjunctive plur.1 ontzeilen ontzeilden
imperative sing. ontzeil
imperative plur.1 ontzeilt
participles ontzeilend ontzeild
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

From zeil (sail) +‎ ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

Verb

ontzeilen

  1. (transitive) to remove the sails from
Conjugation
Conjugation of ontzeilen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontzeilen
past singular ontzeilde
past participle ontzeild
infinitive ontzeilen
gerund ontzeilen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzeil ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzeilt, ontzeil2 ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (u) ontzeilt ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzeilt ontzeilde
3rd person singular ontzeilt ontzeilde
plural ontzeilen ontzeilden
subjunctive sing.1 ontzeile ontzeilde
subjunctive plur.1 ontzeilen ontzeilden
imperative sing. ontzeil
imperative plur.1 ontzeilt
participles ontzeilend ontzeild
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.