freelancer
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiː.lɑːn.sə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiˌlæn.səɹ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːlɑːnsə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: free‧lan‧cer
Noun
freelancer (plural freelancers)
- Someone who freelances.
- Hyponym: stringer
- (EMS, fire service, law enforcement) One who performs duties outside of the chain of command and SOPs.
Derived terms
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Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English freelancer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfriːlænser/, [ˈfriːlæns̠e̞r]
- IPA(key): /ˈfriːlɑnser/, [ˈfriːlɑ̝ns̠e̞r]
- Rhymes: -iːlænser
Noun
freelancer
Declension
In speech, ä may be used for vowel harmony depending on the pronunciation.
| Inflection of freelancer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | freelancer | freelancerit | |
| genitive | freelancerin | freelancerien freelancereiden freelancereitten | |
| partitive | freelanceria | freelancereita freelancereja | |
| illative | freelanceriin | freelancereihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | freelancer | freelancerit | |
| accusative | nom. | freelancer | freelancerit |
| gen. | freelancerin | ||
| genitive | freelancerin | freelancerien freelancereiden freelancereitten | |
| partitive | freelanceria | freelancereita freelancereja | |
| inessive | freelancerissa | freelancereissa | |
| elative | freelancerista | freelancereista | |
| illative | freelanceriin | freelancereihin | |
| adessive | freelancerilla | freelancereilla | |
| ablative | freelancerilta | freelancereilta | |
| allative | freelancerille | freelancereille | |
| essive | freelancerina | freelancereina | |
| translative | freelanceriksi | freelancereiksi | |
| abessive | freelanceritta | freelancereitta | |
| instructive | — | freelancerein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
- “freelancer”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English freelancer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /friˈlan.sɛr/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ansɛr
- Syllabification: free‧lan‧cer
Noun
freelancer m pers (female equivalent freelancerka)
- freelancer
- Synonym: wolny strzelec
Declension
Declension of freelancer
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | freelancer | freelancerzy/freelancery (deprecative) |
| genitive | freelancera | freelancerów |
| dative | freelancerowi | freelancerom |
| accusative | freelancera | freelancerów |
| instrumental | freelancerem | freelancerami |
| locative | freelancerze | freelancerach |
| vocative | freelancerze | freelancerzy |
Further reading
- “freelancer”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “freelancer”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[3] (in Polish)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- freela (clipping, colloquial)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English freelancer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾiˈlɐ̃.seʁ/ [fɾiˈlɐ̃.seh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fɾiˈlɐ̃.seɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fɾiˈlɐ̃.seʁ/ [fɾiˈlɐ̃.seχ]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /fɾiˈlɐ̃.seɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾiˈlɐ̃.sɛɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃seʁ, -ɐ̃sɛɾ
- Hyphenation: free‧lan‧cer
Noun
freelancer m or f by sense (plural freelancers)
- freelancer (someone who freelances)
Related terms
Further reading
- “freelancer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “freelancer”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
- “freelancer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “freelancer”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “freelancer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English freelancer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾiˈlanseɾ/ [fɾiˈlãn.seɾ]
- Rhymes: -anseɾ
- Syllabification: free‧lan‧cer
Noun
freelancer m or f by sense (plural freelancers)
- alternative form of freelance
Adjective
freelancer (invariable)
- alternative form of freelance
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
- Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “freelancer”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA
- freelance/freelancer | FundéuRAE