ontzinken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈzɪŋ.kə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ont‧zin‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Etymology 1

From ont- (de-, away) +‎ zinken (to sink).

Verb

ontzinken

  1. (intransitive) to sink away
  2. (transitive, dated) to cause to sink
Conjugation
Conjugation of ontzinken (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive ontzinken
past singular ontzonk
past participle ontzonken
infinitive ontzinken
gerund ontzinken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzink ontzonk
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzinkt, ontzink2 ontzonk
2nd person sing. (u) ontzinkt ontzonk
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzinkt ontzonkt
3rd person singular ontzinkt ontzonk
plural ontzinken ontzonken
subjunctive sing.1 ontzinke ontzonke
subjunctive plur.1 ontzinken ontzonken
imperative sing. ontzink
imperative plur.1 ontzinkt
participles ontzinkend ontzonken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

From zink (zinc) +‎ ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

Verb

ontzinken

  1. (transitive) to remove zinc
Conjugation
Conjugation of ontzinken (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontzinken
past singular ontzinkte
past participle ontzinkt
infinitive ontzinken
gerund ontzinken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzink ontzinkte
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzinkt, ontzink2 ontzinkte
2nd person sing. (u) ontzinkt ontzinkte
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzinkt ontzinkte
3rd person singular ontzinkt ontzinkte
plural ontzinken ontzinkten
subjunctive sing.1 ontzinke ontzinkte
subjunctive plur.1 ontzinken ontzinkten
imperative sing. ontzink
imperative plur.1 ontzinkt
participles ontzinkend ontzinkt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.