German

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Etymology

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Hilfe +‎ -s- +‎ willig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhɪlfsˌvɪlɪɡɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Hilfs‧wil‧li‧ger
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Noun

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Hilfswilliger m (adjectival, definite nominative der Hilfswillige, genitive (des) Hilfswilligen, plural Hilfswillige, definite plural die Hilfswilligen, feminine Hilfswillige)

  1. voluntary assistant (male or of unspecified gender)
  2. (historical, Nazism) Hiwi; foreign collaborator in the Wehrmacht or the SS

Declension

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Noun

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Hilfswilliger f

  1. inflection of Hilfswillige:
    1. strong genitive/dative singular
    2. strong genitive plural

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