ontginnen

From Middle Dutch ontginnen. Equivalent to ont- +‎ ginnen (see Old Dutch aginnan). Cognate to Old English onginnan and Old Saxon andginnan.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔntˈxɪ.nə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ont‧gin‧nen
• Rhymes: -ɪnən

ontginnen

1. (transitive, of land) to develop into agricultural land
2. (transitive, of land) to remove the topsoil from
3. (transitive, of mines and mineral resources) to excavate, to extract from the earth
4. (transitive, obsolete) to begin, to commence

• ontginning

• Afrikaans: ontgin