frivillig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From fri (“free”) + villig (“willing”), calque of German freiwillig.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
frivillig (neuter frivilligt, plural and definite singular attributive frivillige)
- voluntary
- Antonym: ufrivillig
Inflection edit
Inflection of frivillig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | frivillig | mere frivillig | mest frivillig2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | frivilligt | mere frivillig | mest frivillig2 |
Plural | frivillige | mere frivillig | mest frivillig2 |
Definite attributive1 | frivillige | mere frivillig | mest frivillige |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Compare with German freiwillig
Adjective edit
frivillig (neuter singular frivillig, definite singular and plural frivillige)
Adverb edit
frivillig
Antonyms edit
References edit
- “frivillig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From fri (“free”) + villig (“willing”). Compare to Swedish frivillig, Danish frivillig and German freiwillig
Adjective edit
frivillig (neuter singular frivillig, definite singular and plural frivillige)
- Alternative form of friviljug (“voluntary”)
Adverb edit
frivillig
- Alternative form of friviljug (“voluntarily”)
Noun edit
frivillig m or f (definite singular and plural frivillige)
- Alternative form of friviljug (“volunteer”)
References edit
- “frivillig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
frivillig (comparative frivilligare, superlative frivilligast)
Declension edit
Inflection of frivillig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | frivillig | frivilligare | frivilligast |
Neuter singular | frivilligt | frivilligare | frivilligast |
Plural | frivilliga | frivilligare | frivilligast |
Masculine plural3 | frivillige | frivilligare | frivilligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | frivillige | frivilligare | frivilligaste |
All | frivilliga | frivilligare | frivilligaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Antonyms edit
Noun edit
frivillig c