vrijwillig
Dutch
Etymology
Attested since the early sixteenth century, from vrije wil (“free 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
Adjective
vrijwillig (not comparable)
- voluntary, of one's own accord, of one's own free will
Declension
| Declension 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 | |||
Antonyms
Derived terms
- vrijwilliger
- vrijwilligheid
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vrywillig