vrijwillig

Dutch

Etymology

Attested since the early sixteenth century, from vrij (“free”) +‎ wil (“will”) +‎ -ig (“-y”), probably a calque of German freiwillig, which appeared somewhat earlier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvrɛi̯ˈʋɪ.ləx/

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• Hyphenation: vrij‧wil‧lig
• Rhymes: -ɪləx

Adjective

vrijwillig (not comparable)

1. voluntary, of one's own free will

Inflection

Declension 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
• vrijwilligheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vrywillig