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Dutch
Etymology
From gast + vrij, a calque of German gastfrei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣɑstˈfrɛi̯/
- Hyphenation: gast‧vrij
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯
Adjective
gastvrij (comparative gastvrijer, superlative gastvrijst)
- hospitable
- Antonym: ongastvrij
Declension
Derived terms
Adverb
gastvrij
- welcomingly
- Toen hij in Galilea kwam, ontvingen de mensen hem gastvrij. — When he came into Galilee, the people received him welcomingly.(Can we date this quote?)