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German

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Etymology

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eigen +‎ willig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌvɪlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ei‧gen‧wil‧lig

Adjective

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eigenwillig (strong nominative masculine singular eigenwilliger, comparative eigenwilliger, superlative am eigenwilligsten)

  1. headstrong, self-willed, wilful
  2. unusual, peculiar, idiosyncratic

Declension

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Further reading

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  • eigenwillig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache