ontginnen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈxɪ.nə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ont‧gin‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɪnən

Verb

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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

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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

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: ontgin