wil
English
Verb
wil
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch willen, from Middle Dutch willen, from Old Dutch willen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Pronunciation
Verb
wil (present wil, past wou, past participle gewil)
- to want
Usage notes
This is an auxiliary verb and may be translated thus in English, as "would like to". There is also a nonstandard past participle sometimes used in colloquial speech, gewou.
Noun
wil (uncountable)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wille, from Old Dutch willo. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
wil m (uncountable, diminutive willetje n)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: wil
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
wil
- (deprecated template usage) first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of willen
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of willen
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿil — wynn spelling
Pronunciation
Noun
wil n
Declension
Declension of wil (strong a-stem)
Descendants
- English: wile
Papiamentu
Etymology
Noun
wil
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English wheel.
Noun
wil
Unami
Pronunciation
Noun
wil
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English verbs
- English obsolete forms
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans verbs
- Afrikaans irregular verbs
- Afrikaans nouns
- Afrikaans uncountable nouns
- Afrikaans auxiliary verbs
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪl
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch uncountable nouns
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch verb forms
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English neuter nouns
- Old English neuter a-stem nouns
- Papiamentu terms derived from Dutch
- Papiamentu lemmas
- Papiamentu nouns
- Tok Pisin terms derived from English
- Tok Pisin lemmas
- Tok Pisin nouns
- Unami terms with IPA pronunciation
- Unami lemmas
- Unami nouns