vogelvrij

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌvoː.ɣəlˈvrɛi̯/
  • Hyphenation: vo‧gel‧vrij

Etymology 1

From vogel (“bird”) +‎ vrij (“free”), calque of German vogelfrei.

Adjective

vogelvrij (not comparable)

  1. 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

Etymology 2

From vogel (“bird”) +‎ vrij (“free”).

Adjective

vogelvrij (not comparable)

  1. 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
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