ontbinden
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ontbinden, from Old Dutch antbindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną. Equivalent to ont- + binden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbɪn.də(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ont‧bin‧den
- Rhymes: -ɪndən
Verb
ontbinden
- (transitive) to unbind
- (transitive) to dissolve, to disband, to break up
- (intransitive, biology, chemistry) to decompose
- (transitive, mathematics) to resolve, to analyse, to decompose
Inflection
| Inflection of ontbinden (strong class 3a, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontbinden | |||
| past singular | ontbond | |||
| past participle | ontbonden | |||
| infinitive | ontbinden | |||
| gerund | ontbinden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontbind | ontbond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontbindt | ontbond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontbindt | ontbond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontbindt | ontbondt | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontbindt | ontbond | ||
| plural | ontbinden | ontbonden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontbinde | ontbonde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontbinden | ontbonden | ||
| imperative sing. | ontbind | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontbindt | |||
| participles | ontbindend | ontbonden | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- ontbinding
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch antbindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną. Equivalent to ont- + binden.
Verb
ontbinden
- to loosen, to unbind
- to free
- to tell, to set out
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: ontbinden
Further reading
- “ontbinden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ontbinden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN