Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlna (“wool”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”).
волна • (volna) f (relational adjective волнен, diminutive волничка or волниче)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | волна (volna) |
| definite unspecified | волната (volnata) |
| definite proximal | волнава (volnava) |
| definite distal | волнана (volnana) |
| vocative | волно (volno) |
Inherited from Old East Slavic вълна (vŭlna, “wave”), from Proto-Slavic *vьlna (“wave”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic вльна (vlĭna), Bulgarian вълна (vǎlna), Czech vlna, Slovak vlna. Cognate with Lithuanian vilnìs (“wave”), Latvian vilnis (“wave”), Sanskrit ऊर्मि (ūrmí, “wave”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬌 (varəmi), Baluchi گورم (gwarm), Old High German wella, German Welle, Albanian valë (“wave”), and further with Old Church Slavonic вьлати (vĭlati, “undulate”), German wallen (“undulate”), and Russian вали́ть (valítʹ), вал (val).
волна́ • (volná) f inan (genitive волны́, nominative plural во́лны, genitive plural волн, relational adjective волново́й)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | волна́ volná |
во́лны vólny |
| genitive | волны́ volný |
во́лн vóln |
| dative | волне́ volné |
во́лнам, волна́м* vólnam, volnám* |
| accusative | волну́ volnú |
во́лны vólny |
| instrumental | волно́й, волно́ю volnój, volnóju |
во́лнами, волна́ми* vólnami, volnámi* |
| prepositional | волне́ volné |
во́лнах, волна́х* vólnax, volnáx* |
* Archaic but still used almost as often.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | волна́ volná |
во́лны vólny |
| genitive | волны́ volný |
во́лнъ vóln |
| dative | волнѣ́ volně́ |
во́лнамъ, волна́мъ* vólnam, volnám* |
| accusative | волну́ volnú |
во́лны vólny |
| instrumental | волно́й, волно́ю volnój, volnóju |
во́лнами, волна́ми* vólnami, volnámi* |
| prepositional | волнѣ́ volně́ |
во́лнахъ, волна́хъ* vólnax, volnáx* |
* Archaic.
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlna (“wool”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic вльна (vlĭna), Bulgarian вълна (vǎlna), Czech vlna, Slovak vlna and Polish wełna.
волна́ or во́лна • (volná or vólna) f inan (genitive волны́ or во́лны, uncountable)