afwinden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afwinden. By surface analysis, af +‎ winden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfˌʋɪn.də(n)/

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• Hyphenation: af‧win‧den

Verb

afwinden

1. (transitive) to unwind, to wind off (to remove coils)
2. (transitive) to crank down (to move something downward by means of a windlass)

Conjugation

Conjugation of afwinden (strong class 3a, separable)
infinitive	afwinden
past singular	wond af
past participle	afgewonden
infinitive	afwinden
gerund	afwinden n
	main clause		subordinate clause
	present tense	past tense	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	wind af	wond af	afwind	afwond
2nd person sing. (jij)	windt af, wind af2	wond af	afwindt	afwond
2nd person sing. (u)	windt af	wond af	afwindt	afwond
2nd person sing. (gij)	windt af	wondt af	afwindt	afwondt
3rd person singular	windt af	wond af	afwindt	afwond
plural	winden af	wonden af	afwinden	afwonden
subjunctive sing.1	winde af	wonde af	afwinde	afwonde
subjunctive plur.1	winden af	wonden af	afwinden	afwonden
imperative sing.	wind af
imperative plur.1	windt af
participles	afwindend	afgewonden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Antonyms

• opwinden
• winden