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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.3 Translations

English

From Germanic *frijaz, which derives from Indogerman *prei- to be fond of.

Adjective

Pronunciation

1. Not imprisoned or enslaved. a free man
2. Obtainable without payment. free of charge
3. Unconstrained. he was given free reign over the country
4. Unobstructed, without blockages. the drain was free
5. Without obligations. free time
6. With very few limitations on distribution or improvement compared to propietary software. free software

• Chinese: 自由的 (zìyú de) (1, 5), 免費的 (fiǎnfèi de) (2), 放肆的 (fàngxì de) (3), 無拴住的 (wú shuānzhù de) (4)
• Danish: fri, gratis (2)
• Dutch: vrij (1,3,4,5,6), gratis (2)
• Esperanto: libera (1), senkosta (2)
• Estonian: vaba, tasuta (2)
• Finnish: vapaa (1,3,5), ilmainen (2), rajoittamaton (3), esteetön (4)
• French: libre (1), gratuit m, gratuite f (2)
• Frisian: frij
• German: frei, umsonst (2), gratis (2), kostenlos (2)
• Greek: ελεύθερος (eleú(f)theros), δωρεάν (d(h)[o]reán), απαλλαγμένος ((h)apallagménos) ?
• Gothic: freis
• Hebrew: חינם ,חופשי
• Ido: libera (1,5,6), gratuita (2)
• Indonesian: bebas / merdeka (1), gratis / cuma-cuma (2)
• Interlingua: libere (1,5,6), franc (1,5,6), gratis (2), gratuite (2)
• Irish: saor
• Italian: lìbero m, libera f (1, 4, 5), gratuito m, gratuita f (2), illimitato m, illimitata f (3)
• Japanese: 自由 (じゆう, jiyū) (1), 無料 (むりょう, muryō) / ただ (tada) (2)
• Korean: 자유의 [自由-] (jayueui) (1), 자유로운 [自由-] (jayuroun) (5), 무료의 [無料-] (muryoeui) (2)
• Latin: liber
• Norwegian: fri, gratis (5)
• Old English: freo, freolic
• Portuguese: livre (1, 5, 6), gratis (2), gratuito m (2), gratuita f (2), ilimitado m (3), ilimitada m (3)
• Romanian: liber (1,3,5), gratis, gratuit (2), nelimitat (3), neîmpiedicat (4)
• Slovenian: prost, svoboden
• Spanish: libre
• Swedish: fri (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6); gratis, kostnadsfri (2); lös (3)
• Amharic: ነፃ