wola

See also: wolą and woła

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wela, whence also Old English wel, Old Norse vel (“well”) (Icelandic vel (“well”)).

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.la/

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *voľa.

Noun

wola f

1. will

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

Further reading

• wola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Template:R:PWN

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

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Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *voľa.

Noun

wola f

1. will

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-wola^?

1. (transitive) to hug

Inflection

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