wil

English edit

Verb edit

wil

Obsolete spelling of will

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch willen, from Middle Dutch willen, from Old Dutch willen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /vəl/
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Verb edit

wil (present wil, past wou, past participle gewil)

to want

Usage notes edit

This is an auxiliary verb and may be translated thus in English, as "would like to". There is also a nonstandard past participle sometimes used in colloquial speech, gewou.

Related terms edit

gewild (“popular”)

Noun edit

wil (uncountable)

will

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʋɪl/
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Hyphenation: wil
Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch wille, from Old Dutch willo. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun edit

wil m (uncountable, diminutive willetje n)

want

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Afrikaans: wil
Negerhollands: wil, wille

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

wil

inflection of willen:
1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
2. imperative

Mokilese edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Oceanic *ule (“penis”), from Proto-Austronesian *ule (“penis”)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈwil/

Noun edit

wil

penis

Declension edit

Possessive forms of wil (tight inalienable possession, oa/a stem)

singular possessor	first person	wiloaioa
	second person	wiloamwen
	third person	wila
dual possessors	first person inclusive	wilasa
	first person exclusive	wilama
	second person	wilamwa
	third person	wilara
plural possessors	first person inclusive	wilasai
	first person exclusive	wilamai
	second person	wilamwai
	third person	wilarai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive	wilahs
	first person exclusive	wilemi
	second person	wilemwi
	third person	wilahr
construct form		wilen