frivillig
Danish
Etymology
From fri (“free”) + villig (“willing”), calque of German freiwillig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frivilˀi/, [ˈfʁ̥iˌʋilˀi]
Adjective
frivillig (neuter frivilligt, plural and definite singular attributive frivillige)
- voluntary
- Antonym: ufrivillig
Inflection
| Inflection of frivillig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | frivillig | mere frivillig | mest frivillig2 |
| 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
- frivillighed
- ufrivillig
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Compare with German freiwillig
Antonyms
References
- “frivillig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Adjective
frivillig (comparative frivilligare, superlative frivilligast)
Declension
| Inflection of frivillig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Further reading
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