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-.

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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 (vólä)

  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 voläcä̈ , koda meneľsa, stanä̈ mastï̃r laŋksï̃n-ga uleza.
      Your will, like in the sky, may it be so on the earth, too.

Declension

Declension of воля
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
Definite declension of воля
singular plural
nominative
(...)
волясь
voläś
волятне
volätne
genitive
(of ...)
волять
voläť
волятнень
volätneń
dative
(to ...)
воляти
voläti
волятненди
volätnendi

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

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Descendants

  • English: volia
  • Erzya: оля (oľa)
  • Ingrian: voli
  • Moksha: во́ля (vólä)

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

Descendants

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