gewillig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gewillich, ghewillich, ghewillech, from gewille + -ich.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈʋɪ.ləx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ge‧wil‧lig
Adjective
gewillig (comparative gewilliger, superlative gewilligst)
- voluntary, showing readiness, willing
- compliant, yielding
Inflection
| Inflection 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
- gewilligheid
Adverb
gewillig
- compliantly, pliantly
- readily, willingly