напризволяще

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of на (na) +‎ *призволя́щ (*pryzvoljášč, will, judgement, discretion) +‎ (-e) (-e (-e)). Compare Russian на произво́л судьбы́ (na proizvól sudʹbý, literally to the will/mercy of fate).

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Adverb

напризволя́ще (napryzvoljášče)

  1. to one's fate, to the mercy of fate, to fend for oneself, in the lurch, out in the cold
    Лю́ди тут відчува́ють себе́ поки́нутими напризволя́ще.
    Ljúdy tut vidčuvájutʹ sebé pokýnutymy napryzvoljášče.
    People here feel abandoned to their fate.
    Діте́й зали́шили напризволя́ще.
    Ditéj zalýšyly napryzvoljášče.
    The children were left to fend for themselves.
    • 2007 November 20, Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, quotee, “Що робити з вугільною промисловістю?”, in Радіо Свобода, archived from the original on 2022-07-03:
      Зрозуміло, що просто кинути їх напризволяще держава не має права, але раціонально використовувати....
      Zrozumilo, ščo prosto kynuty jix napryzvoljašče deržava ne maje prava, ale racionalʹno vykorystovuvaty....
      Clearly the state has no right to simply leave them to their fate, but to use them rationally....
    • 2021 August 18, Valentyna Romanenko, “Кулеба розвінчав фейк про "покинутих напризволяще українських військових" в Афганістані”, in Ukrainska Pravda, archived from the original on 2022-02-24:
      Кулеба закликав медіа припинити розганяти фейк про те, що 12 українських військовослужбовців кинуті напризволяще в Афганістані.
      Kuleba zaklykav media prypynyty rozhanjaty fejk pro te, ščo 12 ukrajinsʹkyx vijsʹkovoslužbovciv kynuti napryzvoljašče v Afhanistani.
      Kuleba called on the media to stop spreading the fake that 12 Ukrainian soldiers were abandoned to their fate in Afghanistan.

Usage notes

напризволя́ще (napryzvoljášče) is almost always used together with one of the following verbs:

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “напризволя́ще”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 40
  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “напризволяще”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

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