ontberen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ontbēren, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear”). Equivalent to ont- +‎ beren, see also baren.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbeː.rə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ont‧be‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

ontberen

  1. (transitive) to lack (to not have)
  2. (intransitive, archaic) to lack (to be missing, to be absent)

Inflection
Inflection of ontberen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontberen
past singular ontbeerde
past participle ontbeerd
infinitive ontberen
gerund ontberen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontbeerontbeerde
2nd person sing. (jij) ontbeertontbeerde
2nd person sing. (u) ontbeertontbeerde
2nd person sing. (gij) ontbeertontbeerde
3rd person singular ontbeertontbeerde
plural ontberenontbeerden
subjunctive sing.1 ontbereontbeerde
subjunctive plur.1 ontberenontbeerden
imperative sing. ontbeer
imperative plur.1 ontbeert
participles ontberendontbeerd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *antberan.

Verb

ontbēren

  1. to avoid doing
  2. to neglect, to put aside
  3. to lack

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “ontberen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “ontberen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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