ontrouw

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ontrouwe, from Old Dutch *untriuwi, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to on- +‎ trouw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔnˈtrɑu̯/
• Hyphenation: on‧trouw

Adjective

ontrouw (not comparable)

1. unfaithful, disloyal

Inflection

Declension of ontrouw
uninflected	ontrouw
inflected	ontrouwe
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		ontrouw
indefinite	m./f. sing.	ontrouwe
	n. sing.	ontrouw
	plural	ontrouwe
definite		ontrouwe
partitive		ontrouws

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch ontrouwe, from Old Dutch *untriuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *untreuwu; compare German Untreue, Old English untrēow. Equivalent to on- +‎ trouw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔn.trɑu̯/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: on‧trouw

Noun

ontrouw f (uncountable)

1. infidelity, disloyalty

Descendants

• Negerhollands: ontrouw, ongetrouw