Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈzɛi̯.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ont‧zei‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯lən

Etymology 1

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From ont- (de-, away) +‎ zeilen (to sail).

Verb

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ontzeilen

  1. (transitive) to escape by sailing
Inflection
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Conjugation of ontzeilen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontzeilen
past singular ontzeilde
past participle ontzeild
infinitive ontzeilen
gerund ontzeilen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzeil ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzeilt ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (u) ontzeilt ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzeilt ontzeilde
3rd person singular ontzeilt ontzeilde
plural ontzeilen ontzeilden
subjunctive sing.1 ontzeile ontzeilde
subjunctive plur.1 ontzeilen ontzeilden
imperative sing. ontzeil
imperative plur.1 ontzeilt
participles ontzeilend ontzeild
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

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From zeil (sail) +‎ ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

Verb

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ontzeilen

  1. (transitive) to remove the sails from
Inflection
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Conjugation of ontzeilen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontzeilen
past singular ontzeilde
past participle ontzeild
infinitive ontzeilen
gerund ontzeilen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzeil ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzeilt ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (u) ontzeilt ontzeilde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzeilt ontzeilde
3rd person singular ontzeilt ontzeilde
plural ontzeilen ontzeilden
subjunctive sing.1 ontzeile ontzeilde
subjunctive plur.1 ontzeilen ontzeilden
imperative sing. ontzeil
imperative plur.1 ontzeilt
participles ontzeilend ontzeild
1) Archaic.