воля

See also: воља, вола, and волꙗ

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɔlʲɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

во́ля • (vólja) f

  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 • (vóľa)

  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.
      Your will, like in the sky, may it be so on the earth, too.

Declension

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Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvolʲə]
  • (file)

Noun

во́ля • (vólja) f 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

Declension

Descendants

  • Erzya: оля (oľa)
  • Ingrian: voli
  • Moksha: во́ля (vóľa)

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɔlʲɐ]
  • IPA(key): [ˈwɔlʲɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

во́ля • (vólja) f inan (genitive во́лі, uncountable)

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

Declension

References

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