безволие

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1863. без- (bez-) +‎ во́ля (vólja) +‎ -ие (-ije), calque of New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλίᾱ (aboulíā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bʲɪzˈvolʲɪje]
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Noun

безво́лие • (bezvólije) n inan (genitive безво́лия, nominative plural безво́лия, genitive plural безво́лий)

  1. weak will, lack of will, limpness

Declension
Declension of безво́лие (inan neut-form i-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative безво́лие
bezvólije		 безво́лия
bezvólija
genitive безво́лия
bezvólija		 безво́лий
bezvólij
dative безво́лию
bezvóliju		 безво́лиям
bezvólijam
accusative безво́лие
bezvólije		 безво́лия
bezvólija
instrumental безво́лием
bezvólijem		 безво́лиями
bezvólijami
prepositional безво́лии
bezvólii		 безво́лиях
bezvólijax

References
  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “безволие”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 50
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