wilde

See also: Wilde

English

Adjective

wilde

  1. Obsolete spelling of wild

Afrikaans

Adjective

wilde

  1. attributive form of wild

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From wild.

Adjective

wilde

  1. inflection of wild:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

Noun

wilde m or f (plural wilden)

  1. savage, uncivilized person
  2. brute
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • halve wilde
  • wildenhorde
  • wildenras
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: wilden (from the plural)

Verb

wilde

  1. (dated or formal) singular past indicative/subjunctive of willen
Synonyms

Noun

wilde f (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of weelde

Etymology 4

From Middle Dutch wildi, a contraction of wilt gi (modern wilt gij).

Contraction

wilde

  1. (Brabant) Contraction of wilt gij.
Usage notes

The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving wilde gij.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

wilde

  1. inflection of wild:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Middle Dutch

Verb

wilde

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative/subjunctive of willen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wilde, Old Saxon wildi, Old High German wildi, Old Norse villr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (wilþeis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwil.de/, [ˈwiɫ.de]

Adjective

wilde

  1. wild, savage

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

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