ontkerstenen
Dutch
Etymology
From:
- ont- (“un-, de-”) + kerstenen (“to christianize”)
- kersten (“christian”, dated) + ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈkɛr.stə.nə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ont‧ker‧ste‧nen
- Rhymes: -ɛrstənən
Verb
ontkerstenen
- (transitive) to dechristianize
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ontkerstenen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ontkerstenen | |||
| past singular | ontkerstende | |||
| past participle | ontkerstend | |||
| infinitive | ontkerstenen | |||
| gerund | ontkerstenen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ontkersten | ontkerstende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ontkerstent, ontkersten2 | ontkerstende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ontkerstent | ontkerstende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ontkerstent | ontkerstende | ||
| 3rd person singular | ontkerstent | ontkerstende | ||
| plural | ontkerstenen | ontkerstenden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ontkerstene | ontkerstende | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ontkerstenen | ontkerstenden | ||
| imperative sing. | ontkersten | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ontkerstent | |||
| participles | ontkerstenend | ontkerstend | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Synonyms
- ontkerkelijken
- ontchristelijken
Derived terms
- ontkerstening