ontvlechten
Dutch
Etymology
From ont- (“un-”) + vlechten (“to braid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈʋlɛx.tə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ont‧vlech‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɛxtən
Verb
ontvlechten
- (transitive) to unbraid, to disentangle
- (transitive, Law) to break up a cooperation, to undo a merger
Inflection
| Inflection of ontvlechten (strong class 3, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontvlechten | |||
| past singular | ontvlocht | |||
| past participle | ontvlochten | |||
| infinitive | ontvlechten | |||
| gerund | ontvlechten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontvlecht | ontvlocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontvlecht | ontvlocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontvlecht | ontvlocht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontvlecht | ontvlocht | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontvlecht | ontvlocht | ||
| plural | ontvlechten | ontvlochten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontvlechte | ontvlochte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontvlechten | ontvlochten | ||
| imperative sing. | ontvlecht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontvlecht | |||
| participles | ontvlechtend | ontvlochten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- ontvlechting