villig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to vilje (“will”) + -ig (adjective suffix), from Old Norse viljugr or a calque of Middle Low German willich. Compare also Norwegian, Swedish villig, German willig.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
villig (neuter villigt, plural and definite singular attributive villige)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of villig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | villig | villigere | villigst2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | villigt | villigere | villigst2 |
| Plural | villige | villigere | villigst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | villige | villigere | villigste |
| 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 edit
References edit
- “villig” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse viljugr or Middle Low German willich
Adjective edit
villig (neuter singular villig, definite singular and plural villige, comparative villigere, indefinite superlative villigst, definite superlative villigste)
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse viljugr or Middle Low German willich
Adjective edit
villig (neuter singular villig, definite singular and plural villige, comparative villigare, indefinite superlative villigast, definite superlative villigaste)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “villig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish vililiker, viliogher.
Adjective edit
villig (comparative villigare, superlative villigast)
Declension edit
| Inflection of villig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | villig | villigare | villigast |
| Neuter singular | villigt | villigare | villigast |
| Plural | villiga | villigare | villigast |
| Masculine plural3 | villige | villigare | villigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | villige | villigare | villigaste |
| All | villiga | villigare | villigaste |
| 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 | |||
References edit
- villig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- villig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- villig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)