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ontzwellen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From ont- (un-) +‎ zwellen (to swell).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈzʋɛ.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ont‧zwel‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛlən

Verb

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ontzwellen

  1. (intransitive) to unswell, to cease from swelling
  2. (intransitive) to shrink, to shrivel
  3. (intransitive, poetic) to emerge from swelling or surging

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ontzwellen (strong class 3b, prefixed)
infinitive ontzwellen
past singular ontzwol
past participle ontzwollen
infinitive ontzwellen
gerund ontzwellen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzwel ontzwol
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzwelt, ontzwel2 ontzwol
2nd person sing. (u) ontzwelt ontzwol
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzwelt ontzwolt
3rd person singular ontzwelt ontzwol
plural ontzwellen ontzwollen
subjunctive sing.1 ontzwelle ontzwolle
subjunctive plur.1 ontzwellen ontzwollen
imperative sing. ontzwel
imperative plur.1 ontzwelt
participles ontzwellend ontzwollen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.