ontnuchteren

Dutch

Etymology

From ont- (“inchoative prefix”) +‎ nuchter (“sober”) + -en (“verbal suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔntˈnʏx.tə.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ont‧nuch‧te‧ren

Verb

ontnuchteren

1. (intransitive) to become sober
2. (transitive) to sober up
3. (transitive, figuratively) to disillusion

Inflection

Conjugation of ontnuchteren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	ontnuchteren
past singular	ontnuchterde
past participle	ontnuchterd
infinitive	ontnuchteren
gerund	ontnuchteren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	ontnuchter	ontnuchterde
2nd person sing. (jij)	ontnuchtert	ontnuchterde
2nd person sing. (u)	ontnuchtert	ontnuchterde
2nd person sing. (gij)	ontnuchtert	ontnuchterde
3rd person singular	ontnuchtert	ontnuchterde
plural	ontnuchteren	ontnuchterden
subjunctive sing.1	ontnuchtere	ontnuchterde
subjunctive plur.1	ontnuchteren	ontnuchterden
imperative sing.	ontnuchter
imperative plur.1	ontnuchtert
participles	ontnuchterend	ontnuchterd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• (disillusion): ontgoochelen

Derived terms

• ontnuchtering