воля
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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian волѧ (volja), from Old East Slavic волꙗ (volja), from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Pronunciation
Noun
во́ля • (vólja) f inan (genitive во́лі, uncountable, relational adjective валявы́, diminutive во́лечка)
Declension
Declension of во́ля (inan sg-only soft fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms
adjectives
- бязво́льны (bjazvólʹny)
- валявы́ (valjavý)
- во́льны (vólʹny)
adverbs
- во́ляй-няво́ляй (vóljaj-njavóljaj)
- на во́лі (na vóli)
- на во́лю (na vólju)
- па до́брай во́лі (pa dóbraj vóli)
nouns
- волевыяўле́нне n inan (voljevyjaŭljénnje)
- до́брая во́ля f inan (dóbraja vólja)
- зла́я во́ля f inan (zlája vólja)
- няво́ля f inan (njavólja)
- прыво́лле n inan (pryvóllje)
- сі́ла во́лі f inan (síla vóli)
verbs
- дава́ць во́лю impf (davácʹ vólju)
- да́ць во́лю pf (dácʹ vólju)
- звальня́ць impf (zvalʹnjácʹ)
- зво́льніць pf (zvólʹnicʹ)
- зняво́ліць pf (znjavólicʹ)
- зняво́льваць impf (znjavólʹvacʹ)
References
- ^ Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1984), “воля”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 4 (вкупитися – вспевати), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 169
- ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “во́ля”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 84
Further reading
- “воля”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “воля” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- "воля" in Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984) at Verbum
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Pronunciation
Noun
во́ля • (vólja) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | во́ля vólja |
во́ли1 vóli1 |
| definite | во́лята vóljata |
во́лите1 vólite1 |
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Anagrams
Moksha
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian воля (volja).
Pronunciation
Noun
во́ля • (vólä)
- wish, will
- 1892, M. E. Evsevyev, Букварь для мордвы-мокши , Kazan: Orthodox Missionary Society, page 34:
- Тонь воляця̈, кода менельса, станя̈ масты̃р лаҥксы̃н-га улеза.
- Toń voläcä̈ , koda meneľsa, stanä̈ mastï̃r laŋksï̃n-ga uleza.
- Your will, like in the sky, may it be so on the earth, too.
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (...) |
воля (volä) | волят (volät) |
| genitive (of ...) |
волянь (voläń) | |
| dative (to ...) |
волянди (voländi) | |
| comparative (like ...) |
воляшка (voläška) | |
| ablative (than ...) |
воляда (voläda) | |
| lative (into ...) |
воляв (voläv) | |
| illative (into ...) |
воляс (voläs) | |
| inessive (in ...) |
воляса (voläsa) | |
| elative (out of ...) |
воляста (volästa) | |
| prolative (through ...) |
волява (voläva) | |
| causative (for ...) |
волянкса (volänksa) | |
| translative (becoming ...) |
волякс (voläks) | |
| abessive (without ...) |
воляфтома (voläftoma) | |
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (...) |
волясь (voläś) | волятне (volätne) |
| genitive (of ...) |
волять (voläť) | волятнень (volätneń) |
| dative (to ...) |
воляти (voläti) | волятненди (volätnendi) |
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak voľa, from Proto-Slavic *voľa. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn во́ля (vólja) and Slovak vôľa.
Pronunciation
Noun
воля (volja) f (augmentative волиско, related adjective вольни)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | воля (volja) | волї (volji) |
| genitive | волї (volji) | вольох (volʹox) |
| dative | волї (volji) | вольом (volʹom) |
| accusative | волю (volju) | волї (volji) |
| instrumental | волю (volju) | волями (voljami) |
| locative | волї (volji) | вольох (volʹox) |
| vocative | вольо (volʹo) | волї (volji) |
Related terms
adjectives
- безвольни (bezvolʹni)
- добровольни (dobrovolʹni)
- задовольни (zadovolʹni)
- повольни (povolʹni)
- произвольни (proizvolʹni)
- свавольни (svavolʹni)
verbs
- видоволїц pf (vidovoljic)
- волїц impf or pf (voljic)
- задоволїц pf (zadovoljic)
- найволїц impf (najvoljic)
- одоброволїц pf (odobrovoljic)
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “воля”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “will”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 377
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic волꙗ (volja), from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Pronunciation
Noun
во́ля • (vólja) f inan (genitive во́ли, nominative plural во́ли, genitive plural воль)
- will, willpower
- несокруши́мая во́ля ― nesokrušímaja vólja ― iron will
- power
- freedom
- дать во́лю ― datʹ vólju ― to give free rein
Declension
Related terms
- безво́льный (bezvólʹnyj)
- волево́й (volevój)
- во́лей-нево́лей (vólej-nevólej)
- воление (volenije)
- во́льница (vólʹnica)
- во́льно (vólʹno)
- вольно- (volʹno-)
- вольноду́мец (volʹnodúmec)
- во́льность (vólʹnostʹ)
- во́льный (vólʹnyj)
- во́льный ка́менщик (vólʹnyj kámenščik)
- доброво́льный (dobrovólʹnyj)
- изво́лить (izvólitʹ)
- неволить (nevolitʹ)
- нево́льник (nevólʹnik)
- нево́льно (nevólʹno)
- нево́льный (nevólʹnyj)
- нево́ля (nevólja)
- приво́лье (privólʹje)
- произво́льно (proizvólʹno)
- самоволка (samovolka)
- самовольничать (samovolʹničatʹ)
- самово́льный (samovólʹnyj)
Descendants
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic волꙗ (volja), from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Pronunciation
Noun
во́ля • (vólja) f inan (genitive во́лі, uncountable)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | во́ля vólja |
| genitive | во́лі vóli |
| dative | во́лі vóli |
| accusative | во́лю vólju |
| instrumental | во́лею vóleju |
| locative | во́лі vóli |
| vocative | во́ле vóle |
Related terms
- велі́ти (velíty)
- ві́льність (vílʹnistʹ)
- ві́льний (vílʹnyj)
- во́лити (vólyty)
- волі́ти (volíty)
Descendants
- → English: volia
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “воля”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka