freiwillig

German

Etymology

frei +‎ willig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʀaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfʀaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: frei‧wil‧lig

Adjective

freiwillig (comparative freiwilliger, superlative am freiwilligsten)

1. voluntary

Antonyms

• gezwungen
• unfreiwillig
• zwangsweise

Derived terms

• Freiwilliger
• Freiwilligkeit

Further reading

• “freiwillig” in Duden online