воля

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See also: воља, вола, and волꙗ

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Noun

во́ля (vóljaf

  1. will, force of character/mind
  2. determination, resolution, resolve, guts
  3. freedom
  4. desire, will

Declension

Anagrams

Moksha

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian воля (volja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvolʲa/
  • Rhymes: -olʲa
  • Hyphenation: во‧ля

Noun

во́ля (vóľa)

  1. wish, will
    • 1892, M. E. Evsevyev, Букварь для мордвы-мокши [Primer for the Moksha Mordovians]‎, Kazan: Orthodox Missionary Society, page 34:
      Тонь воляця̈, кода менельса, станя̈ масты̃р лаҥксы̃н-га улеза.
      Toń voľaćä , koda meńeľsa, stańä mastĩr laҥksĩn-ga uľeza.
      Your will, like in the sky, may it be so on the earth, too.

Declension

Declension of воля
singular plural
nominative
(...)
воля
voľa
волят
voľat
genitive
(of ...)
волянь
voľań
dative
(to ...)
волянди
voľanďi
comparative
(like ...)
воляшка
voľaška
ablative
(than ...)
воляда
voľada
lative
(into ...)
воляв
voľav
illative
(into ...)
воляс
voľas
inessive
(in ...)
воляса
voľasa
elative
(out of ...)
воляста
voľasta
prolative
(through ...)
волява
voľava
causative
(for ...)
волянкса
voľanksa
translative
(becoming ...)
волякс
voľaks
abessive
(without ...)
воляфтома
voľaftoma
Definite declension of воля
singular plural
nominative
(...)
волясь
voľaś
волятне
voľatńe
genitive
(of ...)
волять
voľať
волятнень
voľatńeń
dative
(to ...)
воляти
voľaťi
волятненди
voľatńenďi

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 (vóljaf inan (genitive во́ли, nominative plural во́ли, genitive plural воль)

  1. will, willpower
    несокруши́мая во́ляnesokrušímaja vóljairon will
  2. power
  3. freedom
    дать во́люdatʹ vóljuto give free rein

Declension

Related terms

Descendants

  • Erzya: оля (oľa)
  • Ingrian: voli
  • Moksha: во́ля (vóľa)

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 (vóljaf inan (genitive во́лі, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) will
  2. (uncountable) freedom, liberty

Declension

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