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German
Etymology
eigen + willig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪlɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌvɪlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: ei‧gen‧wil‧lig
Adjective
eigenwillig (strong nominative masculine singular eigenwilliger, comparative eigenwilliger, superlative am eigenwilligsten)
- headstrong, self-willed, wilful
- unusual, peculiar, idiosyncratic
Declension
Positive forms of eigenwillig
Comparative forms of eigenwillig
Superlative forms of eigenwillig
Further reading
- “eigenwillig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache