ontgroenen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈɣru.nə(n)/ Rhymes: -unən === Etymology 1 === From groen (“green”) +‎ ont- -en. ==== Verb ==== ontgroenen to become less green, to lose its green colour (of a society) to have a decreasing young population Synonym: vergrijzen (transitive) to haze ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From ont- (“inchoative prefix”) +‎ groenen (“to make or become green”). ==== Verb ==== ontgroenen (intransitive, poetic) to start to become green ===== Conjugation =====