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Ukrainian
Etymology
Univerbation of ми́мо (mýmo, “past”) + во́лі (vóli), genitive singular form of во́ля (vólja, “will”). Compare Belarusian мімаво́лі (mimavóli).
Pronunciation
Adverb
мимово́лі • (mymovóli)
- involuntarily
- unwittingly
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Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мимоволі”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “мимоволі”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “мимоволі”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)