ontzweven

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Dutch

Etymology

From ont- (“away”) +‎ zweven (“float, glide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈzʋeː.və(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ont‧zwe‧ven
  • Rhymes: -eːvən

Verb

ontzweven

  1. (intransitive) to hover away
  2. (intransitive) to escape by hovering away

Conjugation

Conjugation of ontzweven (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontzweven
past singular ontzweefde
past participle ontzweefd
infinitive ontzweven
gerund ontzweven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzweef ontzweefde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzweeft, ontzweef2 ontzweefde
2nd person sing. (u) ontzweeft ontzweefde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzweeft ontzweefde
3rd person singular ontzweeft ontzweefde
plural ontzweven ontzweefden
subjunctive sing.1 ontzweve ontzweefde
subjunctive plur.1 ontzweven ontzweefden
imperative sing. ontzweef
imperative plur.1 ontzweeft
participles ontzwevend ontzweefd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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