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Etymology

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From ont- (un-, away) +‎ wringen (to wring, to twist).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈvrɪ.ŋə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ont‧wrin‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb

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ontwringen

  1. (transitive) to wring or squeeze out
  2. (transitive) to accomplish something with much effort
  3. (transitive) to take with violence
  4. (reflexive) to escape by twisting or struggling

Inflection

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Conjugation of ontwringen (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive ontwringen
past singular ontwrong
past participle ontwrongen
infinitive ontwringen
gerund ontwringen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontwring ontwrong
2nd person sing. (jij) ontwringt, ontwring2 ontwrong
2nd person sing. (u) ontwringt ontwrong
2nd person sing. (gij) ontwringt ontwrongt
3rd person singular ontwringt ontwrong
plural ontwringen ontwrongen
subjunctive sing.1 ontwringe ontwronge
subjunctive plur.1 ontwringen ontwrongen
imperative sing. ontwring
imperative plur.1 ontwringt
participles ontwringend ontwrongen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.