gastvrij

Dutch

Etymology

From gast +‎ vrij, a calque of German gastfrei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɑstˈfrɛi̯/

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• Hyphenation: gast‧vrij
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Adjective

gastvrij (comparative gastvrijer, superlative gastvrijst)

1. hospitable

   Antonym: ongastvrij

Declension

Declension of gastvrij
uninflected	gastvrij
inflected	gastvrije
comparative	gastvrijer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		gastvrij	gastvrijer	het gastvrijst het gastvrijste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	gastvrije	gastvrijere	gastvrijste
	n. sing.	gastvrij	gastvrijer	gastvrijste
	plural	gastvrije	gastvrijere	gastvrijste
definite		gastvrije	gastvrijere	gastvrijste
partitive		gastvrijs	gastvrijers	—

Derived terms

• gastvrijheid
• ongastvrij

 

Adverb

gastvrij

1. welcomingly

   Toen hij in Galilea kwam, ontvingen de mensen hem gastvrij.^[1] — When he came into Galilee, the people received him welcomingly.(Can we date this quote?)