ontgroenen
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From groen (“green”) + ont- -en or ont- (“privative prefix”) + groenen (“to make or become green”).
Verb[edit]
ontgroenen
- to become less green, to lose its green colour
- (of a society) to have a decreasing young population
- (transitive) to haze
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of ontgroenen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | ontgroenen | |||
past singular | ontgroende | |||
past participle | ontgroend | |||
infinitive | ontgroenen | |||
gerund | ontgroenen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | ontgroen | ontgroende | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | ontgroent | ontgroende | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | ontgroent | ontgroende | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | ontgroent | ontgroende | ||
3rd person singular | ontgroent | ontgroende | ||
plural | ontgroenen | ontgroenden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | ontgroene | ontgroende | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | ontgroenen | ontgroenden | ||
imperative sing. | ontgroen | |||
imperative plur.1 | ontgroent | |||
participles | ontgroenend | ontgroend | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- (ageing populace): vergrijzen
Etymology 2[edit]
From ont- (“inchoative prefix”) + groenen (“to make or become green”).
Verb[edit]
ontgroenen
- (intransitive, poetic) to start to become green
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of ontgroenen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | ontgroenen | |||
past singular | ontgroende | |||
past participle | ontgroend | |||
infinitive | ontgroenen | |||
gerund | ontgroenen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | ontgroen | ontgroende | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | ontgroent | ontgroende | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | ontgroent | ontgroende | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | ontgroent | ontgroende | ||
3rd person singular | ontgroent | ontgroende | ||
plural | ontgroenen | ontgroenden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | ontgroene | ontgroende | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | ontgroenen | ontgroenden | ||
imperative sing. | ontgroen | |||
imperative plur.1 | ontgroent | |||
participles | ontgroenend | ontgroend | ||
1) Archaic. |
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