ontrouw

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ontrouwe, from Old Dutch *untriuwi, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to on- +‎ trouw.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔnˈtrɑu̯/
  • Hyphenation: on‧trouw

Adjective

ontrouw (not comparable)

  1. unfaithful, disloyal
Inflection
Inflection of ontrouw
uninflected ontrouw
inflected ontrouwe
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial ontrouw
indefinite m./f. sing. ontrouwe
n. sing. ontrouw
plural ontrouwe
definite ontrouwe
partitive ontrouws

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch ontrouwe, from Old Dutch *untriuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *untreuwu; compare German Untreue, Old English untrēow. Equivalent to on- +‎ trouw.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔn.trɑu̯/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: on‧trouw

Noun

ontrouw f (uncountable)

  1. infidelity, disloyalty
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: ontrouw, ongetrouw
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