eigenwillig

German

Etymology

eigen + willig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌvɪlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ei‧gen‧wil‧lig

Adjective

eigenwillig (strong nominative masculine singular eigenwilliger, comparative eigenwilliger, superlative am eigenwilligsten)

  1. headstrong, self-willed
  2. unusual, peculiar, idiosyncratic

Declension

Further reading

  • eigenwillig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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