Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch gewillich, ghewillich, ghewillech, from gewille + -ich.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈʋɪ.ləx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧wil‧lig

Adjective

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gewillig (comparative gewilliger, superlative gewilligst)

  1. voluntary, showing readiness, willing
  2. compliant, yielding

Declension

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Declension of gewillig
uninflected gewillig
inflected gewillige
comparative gewilliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gewillig gewilliger het gewilligst
het gewilligste
indefinite m./f. sing. gewillige gewilligere gewilligste
n. sing. gewillig gewilliger gewilligste
plural gewillige gewilligere gewilligste
definite gewillige gewilligere gewilligste
partitive gewilligs gewilligers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: gewillig, gewillik

Adverb

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gewillig

  1. compliantly, pliantly
  2. readily, willingly