vrijwillig
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested since the early sixteenth century, from vrije wil (“free will”) + -ig (“-y”), probably a calque of German freiwillig, which appeared somewhat earlier.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvrijwillig (not comparable)
- voluntary, of one's own accord, of one's own free will
Declension
editDeclension of vrijwillig | ||||
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uninflected | vrijwillig | |||
inflected | vrijwillige | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | vrijwillig | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | vrijwillige | ||
n. sing. | vrijwillig | |||
plural | vrijwillige | |||
definite | vrijwillige | |||
partitive | vrijwilligs |
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editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: vrywillig