"vrijwillig" meaning in Dutch

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌvrɛi̯ˈʋɪ.ləx/ Audio: Nl-vrijwillig.ogg Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], vrijwillig [adverbial, positive, predicative], vrijwillige [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], vrijwillig [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], vrijwillige [indefinite, plural, positive], vrijwillige [definite, positive], vrijwilligs [partitive, positive]
Rhymes: -ɪləx Etymology: From Middle Dutch vrîwillich (1390s), equivalent to vrij (“free”) + willig (“willing”), perhaps after vrije wil (“free will”). Possibly a calque of Middle High German freywillic (modern freiwillig), which first appears in the 1370s. However, the German attestation is southeastern and the word did not enter wider usage in either language before the 16th century. Therefore two (or more) independent formations are not ruled out in this case. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|vrîwillich}} Middle Dutch vrîwillich, {{com|nl|vrij|willig|t1=free|t2=willing}} vrij (“free”) + willig (“willing”), {{der|nl|gmh|freywillic}} Middle High German freywillic Head templates: {{nl-adj|-}} vrijwillig (not comparable) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj||-}}
  1. voluntary, of one's own accord, of one's own free will Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: vrijwilliger, vrijwilligheid
    Sense id: en-vrijwillig-nl-adj-q9vjijdC Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gedwongen"
    },
    {
      "word": "verplicht"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "vrywillig"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "vrîwillich"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch vrîwillich",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vrij",
        "3": "willig",
        "t1": "free",
        "t2": "willing"
      },
      "expansion": "vrij (“free”) + willig (“willing”)",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "freywillic"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German freywillic",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch vrîwillich (1390s), equivalent to vrij (“free”) + willig (“willing”), perhaps after vrije wil (“free will”). Possibly a calque of Middle High German freywillic (modern freiwillig), which first appears in the 1370s. However, the German attestation is southeastern and the word did not enter wider usage in either language before the 16th century. Therefore two (or more) independent formations are not ruled out in this case.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwillig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwillige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwillig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwillige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwillige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwilligs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "vrijwillig (not comparable)",
      "name": "nl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "vrij",
        "wil",
        "lig"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "name": "nl-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "vrijwilliger"
        },
        {
          "word": "vrijwilligheid"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "voluntary, of one's own accord, of one's own free will"
      ],
      "id": "en-vrijwillig-nl-adj-q9vjijdC",
      "links": [
        [
          "voluntary",
          "voluntary"
        ],
        [
          "of one's own accord",
          "of one's own accord"
        ],
        [
          "free will",
          "free will"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌvrɛi̯ˈʋɪ.ləx/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-vrijwillig.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/76/Nl-vrijwillig.ogg/Nl-vrijwillig.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Nl-vrijwillig.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪləx"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vrijwillig"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gedwongen"
    },
    {
      "word": "verplicht"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "vrijwilliger"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijwilligheid"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "vrywillig"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "vrîwillich"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch vrîwillich",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vrij",
        "3": "willig",
        "t1": "free",
        "t2": "willing"
      },
      "expansion": "vrij (“free”) + willig (“willing”)",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "freywillic"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German freywillic",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch vrîwillich (1390s), equivalent to vrij (“free”) + willig (“willing”), perhaps after vrije wil (“free will”). Possibly a calque of Middle High German freywillic (modern freiwillig), which first appears in the 1370s. However, the German attestation is southeastern and the word did not enter wider usage in either language before the 16th century. Therefore two (or more) independent formations are not ruled out in this case.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwillig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwillige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwillig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwillige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwillige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijwilligs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "vrijwillig (not comparable)",
      "name": "nl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "vrij",
        "wil",
        "lig"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "name": "nl-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch adjectives",
        "Dutch compound terms",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle High German",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɪləx"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "voluntary, of one's own accord, of one's own free will"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "voluntary",
          "voluntary"
        ],
        [
          "of one's own accord",
          "of one's own accord"
        ],
        [
          "free will",
          "free will"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌvrɛi̯ˈʋɪ.ləx/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-vrijwillig.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/76/Nl-vrijwillig.ogg/Nl-vrijwillig.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Nl-vrijwillig.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪləx"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vrijwillig"
}

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