Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch ontbinden, from Old Dutch antbindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną. Equivalent to ont- +‎ binden.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbɪn.də(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ont‧bin‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɪndən

Verb edit

ontbinden

  1. (transitive) to unbind
  2. (transitive) to dissolve, to disband, to break up
  3. (intransitive, biology, chemistry) to decompose
  4. (transitive, mathematics) to resolve, to analyse, to decompose

Inflection edit

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 edit

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch antbindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną. Equivalent to ont- +‎ binden.

Verb edit

ontbinden

  1. to loosen, to unbind
  2. to free
  3. to tell, to set out

Inflection edit

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Descendants edit

  • Dutch: ontbinden

Further reading edit