vrijwillig
Dutch
Etymology
Attested since the early sixteenth century, from vrij (“free”) + wil (“will”) + -ig (“-y”), probably a calque of German freiwillig, which appeared somewhat earlier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌvrɛi̯ˈʋɪ.ləx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: vrij‧wil‧lig
- Rhymes: -ɪləx
Inflection
| Inflection of vrijwillig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vrijwillig | |||
| inflected | vrijwillige | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | vrijwillig | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vrijwillige | ||
| n. sing. | vrijwillig | |||
| plural | vrijwillige | |||
| definite | vrijwillige | |||
| partitive | vrijwilligs | |||
Derived terms
- vrijwilliger
- vrijwilligheid
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vrywillig
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