voltrekken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch voltrecken (14th c.), probably after Middle High German volleziehen, from Old High German follaziohan (8th c.), whence German vollziehen. Equivalent to vol- +‎ trekken.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɔlˈtrɛkə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛkən

Verb

voltrekken

  1. to execute, carry out
    Hedenmorgen is het doodsvonnis voltrokken.
    This morning the death sentence was executed.
  2. (reflexive) to happen, to take place
    Er was een ramp bezig zich te voltrekken in New Orleans.
    A disaster was taking place in New Orleans.

Inflection
Inflection of voltrekken (strong class 3b, prefixed)
infinitive voltrekken
past singular voltrok
past participle voltrokken
infinitive voltrekken
gerund voltrekken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular voltrekvoltrok
2nd person sing. (jij) voltrektvoltrok
2nd person sing. (u) voltrektvoltrok
2nd person sing. (gij) voltrektvoltrokt
3rd person singular voltrektvoltrok
plural voltrekkenvoltrokken
subjunctive sing.1 voltrekkevoltrokke
subjunctive plur.1 voltrekkenvoltrokken
imperative sing. voltrek
imperative plur.1 voltrekt
participles voltrekkendvoltrokken
1) Archaic.
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