wil

See also: wił, wi·l, and Wil

English

Verb

wil

  1. Obsolete spelling of will

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch willen, from Middle Dutch willen, from Old Dutch willen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vəl/
  • Audio(file)

Verb

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  1. to want

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.

Noun

wil (uncountable)

  1. will

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɪl/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: wil
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wille, from Old Dutch willo. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

wil m (uncountable, diminutive willetje n)

  1. want
Derived terms
Descendants
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wil

  1. inflection of willen:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Mokilese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwil/

Noun

wil

  1. penis

Declension
Possessive forms of wil (tight inalienable possession, oa/a stem)
singular possessor first person wiloaioa
second person wiloamwen
third person wila
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

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wil/

Noun

wil n

  1. wile, trick or device

Declension

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Descendants
  • Middle English: wile
    • English: wile

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch wiel.

Noun

wil

  1. wheel

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English wheel.

Noun

wil

  1. wheel

Unami

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [wiɫ]

Noun

wil

  1. head
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