frivillig
Danish
Etymology
From fri (“free”) + villig (“willing”), calque of German freiwillig.
Pronunciation
Adjective
frivillig (neuter frivilligt, plural and definite singular attributive frivillige)
- voluntary
- Antonym: ufrivillig
Inflection
Inflection of frivillig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | frivillig | mere frivillig | mest frivillig2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | frivilligt | mere frivillig | mest frivillig2 |
Plural | frivillige | mere frivillig | mest frivillig2 |
Definite attributive1 | frivillige | mere frivillig | mest frivillige |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Compare with German freiwillig
Adjective
frivillig (neuter singular frivillig, definite singular and plural frivillige)
Adverb
frivillig
Antonyms
References
- “frivillig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
frivillig (comparative frivilligare, superlative frivilligast)
Declension
Inflection of frivillig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | frivillig | frivilligare | frivilligast |
Neuter singular | frivilligt | frivilligare | frivilligast |
Plural | frivilliga | frivilligare | frivilligast |
Masculine plural3 | frivillige | frivilligare | frivilligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | frivillige | frivilligare | frivilligaste |
All | frivilliga | frivilligare | frivilligaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Antonyms
Noun
frivillig c
Further reading
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