ontginnen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ontginnen, derived with prefix ont- from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną, which is not attested in unprefixed form in any Germanic language (compare beginnen and Old Dutch aginnan). Cognate to Old English onginnan and Old Saxon andginnan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔntˈxɪ.nə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ont‧gin‧nen
• Rhymes: -ɪnən

Verb

ontginnen

1. (transitive, of land) to develop into agricultural land
2. (transitive, of land) to remove the topsoil from
3. (transitive, of mines and mineral resources) to excavate, to extract from the earth
4. (transitive, obsolete) to begin, to commence

Conjugation

Conjugation of ontginnen (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive	ontginnen
past singular	ontgon
past participle	ontgonnen
infinitive	ontginnen
gerund	ontginnen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	ontgin	ontgon
2nd person sing. (jij)	ontgint, ontgin2	ontgon
2nd person sing. (u)	ontgint	ontgon
2nd person sing. (gij)	ontgint	ontgont
3rd person singular	ontgint	ontgon
plural	ontginnen	ontgonnen
subjunctive sing.1	ontginne	ontgonne
subjunctive plur.1	ontginnen	ontgonnen
imperative sing.	ontgin
imperative plur.1	ontgint
participles	ontginnend	ontgonnen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• ontginning

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ontgin