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Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian волѧ (volja),[1] from Old East Slavic волꙗ (volja), from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvolʲa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -olʲa
  • Hyphenation: во‧ля

Noun

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во́ля (vóljaf inan (genitive во́лі, uncountable, relational adjective валявы́, diminutive во́лечка)

  1. will, willpower
  2. freedom, liberty
    Synonyms: свабо́да (svabóda), во́льнасць (vólʹnascʹ)

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References

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  1. ^ Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1984), “воля”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 4 (вкупитися – вспевати), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 169
  2. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “во́ля”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 84

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Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Church Slavonic волꙗ (volja), from Proto-Slavic *voľà.

Noun

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во́ля (vóljaf (relational adjective во́лен)

  1. will, willpower (force of mind)
    силна / слаба во́ляsilna / slaba vóljastrong / weak willpower
    во́ля за животvólja za života will to live
    съгласно / против во́лята наsăglasno / protiv vóljata naaccording / against s.o.'s will
    в знак на добра во́ля
    v znak na dobra vólja
    as a gesture of good will
  2. determination, resolution, guts (force of character)
  3. (figurative) will, desire, preference
    Налагам во́лята си над някого.
    Nalagam vóljata si nad njakogo.
    to impose one's preference upon s.o.
    Изпълнявам во́лята на някого.
    Izpălnjavam vóljata na njakogo.
    to fulfil someone's will
  4. (poetic) freedom, relief
    Давам во́ля на чувствата / емоциите си.
    Davam vólja na čuvstvata / emociite si.
    to blow off steam
    (literally, “to give will to one's [pent up] feelings / emotions”)
Declension
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Declension of во́ля
singular plural
indefinite во́ля
vólja
во́ли1
vóli1
definite во́лята
vóljata
во́лите1
vólite1

1Rare.

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Etymology 2

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Causative of Etymology 1. Diachronically, inherited from Proto-Slavic *voliti.

Verb

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во́ля (vólja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to want, to wish, to prefer
  2. (ambitransitive, figurative) to love, to be fond of
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Moksha

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian воля (volja).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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во́ля (vólä)

  1. wish, will
    • 1892, M. E. Evsevyev, Букварь для мордвы-мокши [Primer for the Moksha Mordovians]‎[1], 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

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

Pannonian Rusyn

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvɔʎa]
  • Rhymes: -ɔʎa
  • Hyphenation: во‧ля

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Slovak voľa, from Proto-Slavic *voľa. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn во́ля (vólja) and Slovak vôľa.

Noun

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воля (voljaf (relational adjective вольни)

  1. will, volition
    Synonym: дзека (dzeka)
    по Божей волїpo Božej voljiby God's will
Declension
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Declension of воля (volja)
singular plural
nominative воля (volja) волї (volji)
genitive волї (volji) вольох (volʹox)
dative волї (volji) вольом (volʹom)
accusative волю (volju) волї (volji)
instrumental волю (volju) волями (voljami)
locative волї (volji) вольох (volʹox)
vocative вольо (volʹo) волї (volji)
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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воля (volja)

  1. third-person plural present indicative of волїц (voljic)

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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воля (volja)

  1. inflection of вольо (volʹo):
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic волꙗ (volja), from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

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Noun

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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

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

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic волꙗ (volja), from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

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Noun

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во́ля (vóljaf inan (genitive во́лі, uncountable)

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

Declension

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Declension of во́ля
(inan sg-only soft fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative во́ля
vólja
genitive во́лі
vóli
dative во́лі
vóli
accusative во́лю
vólju
instrumental во́лею
vóleju
locative во́лі
vóli
vocative во́ле
vóle
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