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ontsnappende

Ontsnappende is the present participle and adjectival form of the Dutch verb ontsnappen, meaning to escape from confinement, danger, or capture. The word describes something or someone that is escaping or tends to escape. In practice it is typically used attributively before a noun, for example: een ontsnappende gevangene (an escaping prisoner). It can also appear in participial phrases within a sentence, though predicative use is less common in everyday language.

Usage and morphology

Ontsnappende is formed from the stem ontsnap- plus the suffix -ende, following the standard Dutch pattern for

Etymology

The term ontsnappende derives from ontsnappen, a composite of ont- (a prefix indicating removal or release)

See also

Ontsnappen (the verb), ontsnapping (escape), ontsnappende vorm (the generic concept of an escaping form).

present
participles
used
as
adjectives.
The
form
is
most
frequently
encountered
before
a
noun,
where
it
functions
as
an
adjective.
For
example:
een
ontsnappende
geest
(an
escaping
spirit).
In
narrative
writing,
it
may
appear
in
participial
clauses
to
describe
ongoing
action,
such
as
“De
man,
ontsnappende
uit
de
gevangenis,
vluchtte
richting
de
rand
van
de
stad.”
and
snappen
(to
seize
or
snatch,
with
historical
ties
to
related
Germanic
roots).
The
present
participle
suffix
-ende
is
the
standard
Dutch
form
for
adjectives
and
participles
deriving
from
verbs.