ontzenuwen

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Dutch

Etymology

From zenuw (nerve) +‎ ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈzeː.ny.u̯ə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ont‧ze‧nu‧wen

Verb

ontzenuwen

  1. (transitive) to remove a nerve
  2. (transitive) to unnerve, whittle down
  3. (transitive) to refute or disprove an argument sufficiently

Conjugation

Conjugation of ontzenuwen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontzenuwen
past singular ontzenuwde
past participle ontzenuwd
infinitive ontzenuwen
gerund ontzenuwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzenuw ontzenuwde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzenuwt, ontzenuw2 ontzenuwde
2nd person sing. (u) ontzenuwt ontzenuwde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzenuwt ontzenuwde
3rd person singular ontzenuwt ontzenuwde
plural ontzenuwen ontzenuwden
subjunctive sing.1 ontzenuwe ontzenuwde
subjunctive plur.1 ontzenuwen ontzenuwden
imperative sing. ontzenuw
imperative plur.1 ontzenuwt
participles ontzenuwend ontzenuwd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.