ontbarsten

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ont- (inchoative prefix) +‎ barsten (to burst). Compare Middle Dutch ontbersten (to elude, to lack) which was likely formed with the non-inchoative meaning of the prefix ont-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbɑrs.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ont‧bars‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɑrstən

Verb[edit]

ontbarsten

  1. (intransitive) to break loose, start to burst
  2. (intransitive, poetic) to emerge from something that is bursting

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of ontbarsten (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontbarsten
past singular ontbarstte
past participle ontbarst
infinitive ontbarsten
gerund ontbarsten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontbarst ontbarstte
2nd person sing. (jij) ontbarst ontbarstte
2nd person sing. (u) ontbarst ontbarstte
2nd person sing. (gij) ontbarst ontbarstte
3rd person singular ontbarst ontbarstte
plural ontbarsten ontbarstten
subjunctive sing.1 ontbarste ontbarstte
subjunctive plur.1 ontbarsten ontbarstten
imperative sing. ontbarst
imperative plur.1 ontbarst
participles ontbarstend ontbarst
1) Archaic.