wil

See also:wił,wi·l,andWil

English

Verb

wil

1. Obsoletespelling ofwill.

Afrikaans

Etymology

FromDutchwillen,fromMiddle Dutchwillen,fromOld Dutchwillen,fromProto-Germanic*wiljaną,fromProto-Indo-European*welh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/vəl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

wil(presentwil,pastwou,past participlegewil)

1. towant

Usage notes

This is an auxiliary verb and may be translated thus in English, as "would like to". There is also a nonstandard past participle sometimes used in colloquial speech,gewou.

Related terms

• gewild(“popular”)

Noun

wil(uncountable)

1. will

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ʋɪl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation:wil
• Rhymes:-ɪl

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Dutchwille,fromOld Dutchwillo,fromProto-West Germanic*willjō,fromProto-Germanic*wiljô.

Noun

wilm(uncountable,diminutivewilletjen)

1. will

   Antonym:onwil

Derived terms

• kwaadwil
• moedwil
• omwille van
• onwil
• ter wille van
• volkswil
• vrije wil
• weerwil
• willekeur
• wilsbekwaam
• wilskracht
• wilsvrijheid
• wilszwakte

Descendants

• Afrikaans:wil
• Negerhollands:wil,wille

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

wil

1. inflection ofwillen:
   1. first/second/third-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. imperative

Mokilese

Etymology

FromProto-Oceanic*ule(“penis”),fromProto-Austronesian*ule(“penis”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈwil/

Noun

wil

1. penis

Declension

Possessive forms ofwil(tight inalienable possession, oa/a stem)

singular possessor	first person		wiloaioa
	second person		wiloamwen
	third person		wiloa
dual possessors	first person inclusive		wilasa
	first person exclusive		wilama
	second person		wilamwa
	third person		wilara
plural possessors	first person inclusive		wilasai
	first person exclusive		wilamai
	second person		wilamwai
	third person		wilarai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		wilahs
	first person exclusive		wilemi
	second person		wilemwi
	third person		wilahr
construct form			wilen

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P.,Mokilese-English Dictionary,University of Hawaii Press 1977

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *ule

Old English

Pronunciation

FromProto-Germanic*wīlą(“craft, deceit”),fromProto-Indo-European*wey-(“to turn, bend”).Cognate withOld Norsevél.

Noun

wiln

1. wile,trickordevice

Declension

Declension ofwil(strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wil	wilu
accusative	wil	wilu
genitive	wiles	wila
dative	wile	wilum

Descendants

• Middle English:wile
  • English:wile

Papiamentu

Etymology

FromDutchwiel.

Noun

wil

1. wheel

Tok Pisin

Etymology

FromEnglishwheel.

Noun

wil

1. wheel

Unami

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[wiɫ]

Noun

wil

1. head