uitsterf

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch uitsterven. By surface analysis, uit +‎ sterf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈœi̯tstɛrf/
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Verb

uitsterf (present sterf uit, present participle uitsterwende, past participle uitgesterf or uitgestorwe)

  1. (intransitive) to die out, become extinct
    Waarom het die dinosourusse uitgesterf? (verbal participle)
    Why did the dinosaurs die out?
    Die dinosourusse is reeds lank uitgestorwe. (adjectival participle)
    Dinosaurs have long been extinct.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

uitsterf

  1. first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of uitsterven

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