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English
Adjective
wilde
- Obsolete spelling of wild
Afrikaans
Adjective
wilde
- attributive form of wild
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From wild.
Adjective
wilde
- inflection of wild:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Noun
wilde m or f (plural wilden)
- savage, uncivilized person
- brute
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: wilden (from the plural)
Etymology 2
Verb
wilde
- (dated or formal) singular past indicative/subjunctive of willen
Synonyms
Etymology 3
Noun
wilde f (uncountable)
- Alternative form of weelde
Etymology 4
From Middle Dutch wildi, a contraction of wilt gi (modern wilt gij).
Contraction
wilde
- (Brabant) Contraction of wilt gij.
Usage notes
The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving wilde gij.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
wilde
- inflection of wild:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Middle Dutch
Verb
wilde
- first/third-person singular past indicative/subjunctive of willen
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wilde, Old Saxon wildi, Old High German wildi, Old Norse villr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (wilþeis).
Pronunciation
Adjective
wilde
- wild, savage
Declension
Declension of wilde — Strong
Declension of wilde — Weak
Antonyms
Derived terms
Descendants