Dutch

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Etymology

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From:

  • ont- (un-, de-) +‎ kronen (to crown)
  • kroon (crown) +‎ ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈkroː.nə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ont‧kro‧nen
  • Rhymes: -oːnən

Verb

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ontkronen

  1. (transitive, literally) to decrown, to remove the crown from
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to dethrone, to remove an authority from power

Inflection

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Conjugation of ontkronen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontkronen
past singular ontkroonde
past participle ontkroond
infinitive ontkronen
gerund ontkronen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontkroon ontkroonde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontkroont ontkroonde
2nd person sing. (u) ontkroont ontkroonde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontkroont ontkroonde
3rd person singular ontkroont ontkroonde
plural ontkronen ontkroonden
subjunctive sing.1 ontkrone ontkroonde
subjunctive plur.1 ontkronen ontkroonden
imperative sing. ontkroon
imperative plur.1 ontkroont
participles ontkronend ontkroond
1) Archaic.