Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From mot +‎ villig.

Adjective

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

  1. reluctant
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From mot +‎ villig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²muːtˌʋɪlːɪ/

Adjective

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

  1. reluctant
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Swedish

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Etymology

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mot +‎ villig

Adjective

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motvillig (comparative motvilligare, superlative motvilligast)

  1. reluctant

Declension

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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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