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== Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔnt/ === Etymology 1 === From Dutch ont-, from Middle Dutch ont-, from Old Dutch ant-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, *anda-, *and-. ==== Prefix ==== ont- un-, de-; forms verbs meaning to negate, remove or separate. ===== Usage notes ===== Not separable. When forming past participles, those generally aren't prepended with the prefix ge-. === Etymology 2 === From Dutch ont-, from Middle Dutch ont-, from Old Dutch int-, from Proto-Germanic *in-. ==== Prefix ==== ont- Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that a process is beginning. ===== Usage notes ===== Not separable. When forming past participles, those generally aren't prepended with the prefix ge-. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔnt/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch ont-, from Old Dutch ant-, from Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, *anda-, *and-. ==== Prefix ==== ont- un-, de-; forms verbs meaning to negate, remove or separate. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch ont-, from Old Dutch int-, from Proto-Germanic *in-. ==== Prefix ==== ont- Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that a process is beginning. === Derived terms === == German == === Prefix === ont- alternative form of onto-, used before a vowel == Middle Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Old Dutch ant-, from Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, *anda-, *and-. ==== Prefix ==== ont- un-, de-; forms verbs meaning to negate, remove or separate. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: ont- === Etymology 2 === From Old Dutch int-, from Proto-Germanic *in-. ==== Prefix ==== ont- Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that a process is beginning. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: ont-