ontgroeven
Dutch
Etymology
From:
- ont- (“un-, de-”) + groeven (“to wrinkle, to make a groove”)
- ont- (“un-, de-”) + groef (“wrinkle, groove”) + -en
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈɣru.və(n)/
- Hyphenation: ont‧groe‧ven
- Rhymes: -uvən
Verb
ontgroeven
- (transitive) to unwrinkle, to remove grooves
- Verschooningh souder wel behoeven, Om haer t'ontrimp'len en t'ontgroeven, (Constantijn Huygens, 1672).
- She needs beautification, to remove the wrinkles and the grooves, (Constantijn Huygens, 1672).
Inflection
| Inflection of ontgroeven (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontgroeven | |||
| past singular | ontgroefde | |||
| past participle | ontgroefd | |||
| infinitive | ontgroeven | |||
| gerund | ontgroeven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontgroef | ontgroefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontgroeft | ontgroefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontgroeft | ontgroefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontgroeft | ontgroefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontgroeft | ontgroefde | ||
| plural | ontgroeven | ontgroefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontgroeve | ontgroefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontgroeven | ontgroefden | ||
| imperative sing. | ontgroef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontgroeft | |||
| participles | ontgroevend | ontgroefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||