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Russian
Etymology
First attested in 1863. без- (bez-) + во́ля (vólja) + -ие (-ije), calque of New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλίᾱ (aboulíā).
Pronunciation
Noun
безво́лие • (bezvólije) n inan (genitive безво́лия, nominative plural безво́лия, genitive plural безво́лий)
- weak will, lack of will, limpness
Declension
References
- Arapova, N. S. (2000) “безволие”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 50