vogelvrij

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌvoː.ɣəlˈvrɛi̯/
  • Hyphenation: vo‧gel‧vrij

Etymology 1

From vogel (“bird”) +‎ vrij (“free”), calque of German vogelfrei.

Adjective

vogelvrij (not comparable)

  1. outlawed (declared outside of the law and unprotected by the law)
Inflection
Inflection of vogelvrij
uninflected vogelvrij
inflected vogelvrije
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial vogelvrij
indefinite m./f. sing. vogelvrije
n. sing. vogelvrij
plural vogelvrije
definite vogelvrije
partitive vogelvrijs
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: voëlvry

Etymology 2

From vogel (“bird”) +‎ vrij (“free”).

Adjective

vogelvrij (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon, colloquial) free as a bird (completely free)
    • 2012, Jan Frederik van der Poel, Een niemandskind:
      Ja, zo vrij zou zij ook willen zijn, vogelvrij.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2019 December 31, “Het vogelvrije nachtleven van twintig jaar geleden: “Vroeger was écht alles beter””, in Het Nieuwsblad:
      Die voortdurende openingsuren en nog niet zo aanwezige politie maakten het uitgaansleven quasi vogelvrij.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Inflection
Inflection of vogelvrij
uninflected vogelvrij
inflected vogelvrije
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial vogelvrij
indefinite m./f. sing. vogelvrije
n. sing. vogelvrij
plural vogelvrije
definite vogelvrije
partitive vogelvrijs
Descendants
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