vogelvrij
Dutch
Etymology 1
From vogel (“bird”) + vrij (“free”), calque of German vogelfrei.
Adjective
vogelvrij (not comparable)
- outlawed (declared outside of the law and unprotected by the law)
Inflection
| Inflection of vogelvrij | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vogelvrij | |||
| inflected | vogelvrije | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | vogelvrij | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vogelvrije | ||
| n. sing. | vogelvrij | |||
| plural | vogelvrije | |||
| definite | vogelvrije | |||
| partitive | vogelvrijs | |||
Descendants
- Afrikaans: voëlvry
Etymology 2
From vogel (“bird”) + vrij (“free”).
Adjective
vogelvrij (not comparable)
- free as a bird (completely free)
Inflection
| Inflection of vogelvrij | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vogelvrij | |||
| inflected | vogelvrije | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | vogelvrij | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vogelvrije | ||
| n. sing. | vogelvrij | |||
| plural | vogelvrije | |||
| definite | vogelvrije | |||
| partitive | vogelvrijs | |||
Descendants
- Afrikaans: voëlvry
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