freiwillig
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Middle High German freywillic (1370s), but common chiefly since the 16th century. By surface analysis, frei (“free”) + willig (“willing”), perhaps after freier Wille (“free will”). Compare Dutch vrijwillig (1390s).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪ.lɪç/, (southern also) /-lɪk/, (seldom) /ˌfʁaɪ̯ˈvɪ-/
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Hyphenation: frei‧wil‧lig
Adjective
[edit]freiwillig (strong nominative masculine singular freiwilliger, comparative freiwilliger, superlative am freiwilligsten)
- voluntary
- Antonyms: gezwungen, unfreiwillig, zwangsweise
Declension
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “freiwillig” in Duden online
- “freiwillig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)