freiwillig

== German == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪ.lɪç/, (southern also) /-lɪk/, (seldom) /ˌfʁaɪ̯ˈvɪ-/ Hyphenation: frei‧wil‧lig === Adjective === freiwillig (strong nominative masculine singular freiwilliger, comparative freiwilliger, superlative am freiwilligsten) voluntary Antonyms: gezwungen, unfreiwillig, zwangsweise ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Freiwilliger Freiwilligkeit === Further reading === “freiwillig” in Duden online “freiwillig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache