vrijwillig
Dutch
Etymology
16th century, from vrij (“free”) + wil (“will”) + -ig (“-y”), probably after somewhat earlier German freiwillig.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
vrijwillig (not comparable)
- voluntary, of one's own free will
Inflection
| Inflection of vrijwillig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vrijwillig | |||
| inflected | vrijwillige | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | vrijwillig | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vrijwillige | ||
| n. sing. | vrijwillig | |||
| plural | vrijwillige | |||
| definite | vrijwillige | |||
| partitive | vrijwilligs | |||
Antonyms
- gedwongen
- verplicht
Derived terms
- vrijwilliger m
- vrijwilligheid