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Etymology

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From polder +‎ ont- -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔntˈpɔl.də.rə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ont‧pol‧de‧ren

Verb

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ontpolderen

  1. (transitive) to undo poldering, to return an area of ground to water
    Antonym: inpolderen

Inflection

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Conjugation of ontpolderen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontpolderen
past singular ontpolderde
past participle ontpolderd
infinitive ontpolderen
gerund ontpolderen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontpolder ontpolderde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontpoldert, ontpolder2 ontpolderde
2nd person sing. (u) ontpoldert ontpolderde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontpoldert ontpolderde
3rd person singular ontpoldert ontpolderde
plural ontpolderen ontpolderden
subjunctive sing.1 ontpoldere ontpolderde
subjunctive plur.1 ontpolderen ontpolderden
imperative sing. ontpolder
imperative plur.1 ontpoldert
participles ontpolderend ontpolderd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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