wola

See also: wolą, woła, and wołʼá

Old High German

Alternative forms

• wela

Etymology

With we- > wo- (as in wohha, wollen etc.), from Proto-Germanic *wela. Cognate with Old Saxon wela Old English wel, Old Norse vel (Icelandic vel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wola/

Adverb

wola

1. well

Descendants

• Middle High German: wol, wole
  • Cimbrian: bóol, boll
  • German: wohl
  • Luxembourgish: wuel
  • Yiddish: ווויל (voyl)

References

1. Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'

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Polish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *wolh₁-yeh₂, from the root *welh₁- (“to choose, want”).

Noun

wola f

1. will, volition
2. (obsolete) freedom, liberty

   Synonyms: swoboda, wolność

Declension

Declension of wola

	singular	plural
nominative	wola	wole
genitive	woli	woli/wól
dative	woli	wolom
accusative	wolę	wole
instrumental	wolą	wolami
locative	woli	wolach
vocative	wolo	wole

Derived terms

adjectives

• bezwolny
• dowolny
• mimowolny
• wolny

 

adverbs

• bezwolnie
• do woli
• dowolnie
• mimo woli
• mimowolnie

 

nouns

• bezwola
• bezwolność
• boguwola
• ostatnia wola
• siła woli
• wola boża
• woleństwo
• wolna wola
• wolnizna

 

verbs

• woleć
• wolno

 

Related terms

verbs

• dozwalać impf, dozwolić pf
• nazwalać impf, nazwolić pf
• pozwalać impf, pozwolić pf
• przyzwalać impf, przyzwolić pf
• wyzwalać impf, wyzwolić pf
• zezwalać impf, zezwolić pf

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

wola n

1. inflection of wole:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Adjective

wola

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of woli

Further reading

• wola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwo.la]

Verb

wola

1. (stative) to be loose

Conjugation

Conjugation of wola
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	towola	fowola	miwola
2nd	nowola	niwola
3rd	Masculine	owola	iwola, yowola†
Feminine	mowola
Neuter	iwola
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *voľa from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ.

Noun

wola f

1. will

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Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-wola^?

1. (transitive) to hug

Inflection

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