Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From mot +‎ villig.

Adjective edit

motvillig (neuter singular motvillig, definite singular and plural motvillige)

  1. reluctant

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From mot +‎ villig.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /²muːtˌʋɪlːɪ/

Adjective edit

motvillig (neuter singular motvillig, definite singular and plural motvillige)

  1. reluctant

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

mot +‎ villig

Adjective edit

motvillig (comparative motvilligare, superlative motvilligast)

  1. reluctant

Declension edit

Inflection of motvillig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular motvillig motvilligare motvilligast
Neuter singular motvilligt motvilligare motvilligast
Plural motvilliga motvilligare motvilligast
Masculine plural3 motvillige motvilligare motvilligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 motvillige motvilligare motvilligaste
All motvilliga motvilligare motvilligaste
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

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