ontberen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ontbēren, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear”). Equivalent to ont- + beren, see also baren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbeː.rə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ont‧be‧ren
- Rhymes: -eːrən
Verb
ontberen
- (transitive) to lack (to not have)
- (intransitive, archaic) to lack (to be missing, to be absent)
Inflection
| Inflection of ontberen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontberen | |||
| past singular | ontbeerde | |||
| past participle | ontbeerd | |||
| infinitive | ontberen | |||
| gerund | ontberen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontbeer | ontbeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontbeert | ontbeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontbeert | ontbeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontbeert | ontbeerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontbeert | ontbeerde | ||
| plural | ontberen | ontbeerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontbere | ontbeerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontberen | ontbeerden | ||
| imperative sing. | ontbeer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontbeert | |||
| participles | ontberend | ontbeerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- ontbering
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *antberan. Equivalent to ont- + beren (“to bear, carry”).
Verb
ontbēren
- to avoid doing
- to neglect, to put aside
- to lack
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: ontberen
Further reading
- “ontberen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ontberen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN