вольный

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volьnъ. By surface analysis, во́ля (vólja) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

во́льный (vólʹnyj) (comparative (по)вольне́е or (по)вольне́й)

  1. free
  2. free, available, at liberty
  3. unrestricted
  4. (sports) free-style
  5. familiar, impudent

Usage notes

  • The meaning "free, available (to do something)" is found primarily in the short form.

Declension

in most meanings:

in the meaning "free, available (to do something)":

Noun

во́льный (vólʹnyjm anim (genitive во́льного, nominative plural во́льные, genitive plural во́льных, feminine во́льная)

  1. free man

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: voljnoi