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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/volьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *voľa + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*volьnъ
- free, willing
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *volьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *volьnъ | *volьna | *volьno |
| Accusative | *volьnъ | *volьnǫ | *volьno |
| Genitive | *volьna | *volьny | *volьna |
| Locative | *volьně | *volьně | *volьně |
| Dative | *volьnu | *volьně | *volьnu |
| Instrumental | *volьnomь | *volьnojǫ | *volьnomь |
| Vocative | *volьne | *volьno | *volьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *volьna | *volьně | *volьně |
| Accusative | *volьna | *volьně | *volьně |
| Genitive | *volьnu | *volьnu | *volьnu |
| Locative | *volьnu | *volьnu | *volьnu |
| Dative | *volьnoma | *volьnama | *volьnoma |
| Instrumental | *volьnoma | *volьnama | *volьnoma |
| Vocative | *volьna | *volьně | *volьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *volьni | *volьny | *volьna |
| Accusative | *volьny | *volьny | *volьna |
| Genitive | *volьnъ | *volьnъ | *volьnъ |
| Locative | *volьněxъ | *volьnaxъ | *volьněxъ |
| Dative | *volьnomъ | *volьnamъ | *volьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *volьny | *volьnami | *volьny |
| Vocative | *volьni | *volьny | *volьna |
Definite declension of *volьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *volьnъjь | *volьnaja | *volьnoje |
| Accusative | *volьnъjь | *volьnǫjǫ | *volьnoje |
| Genitive | *volьnajego | *volьnyję | *volьnajego |
| Locative | *volьnějemь | *volьněji | *volьnějemь |
| Dative | *volьnujemu | *volьněji | *volьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *volьnyjimi | *volьnǫjǫ | *volьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *volьnъjь | *volьnaja | *volьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *volьnaja | *volьněji | *volьněji |
| Accusative | *volьnaja | *volьněji | *volьněji |
| Genitive | *volьnuju | *volьnuju | *volьnuju |
| Locative | *volьnuju | *volьnuju | *volьnuju |
| Dative | *volьnyjima | *volьnyjima | *volьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *volьnyjima | *volьnyjima | *volьnyjima |
| Vocative | *volьnaja | *volьněji | *volьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *volьniji | *volьnyję | *volьnaja |
| Accusative | *volьnyję | *volьnyję | *volьnaja |
| Genitive | *volьnъjixъ | *volьnъjixъ | *volьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *volьnyjixъ | *volьnyjixъ | *volьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *volьnyjimъ | *volьnyjimъ | *volьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *volьnyjimi | *volьnyjimi | *volьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *volьniji | *volьnyję | *volьnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: во́льны (vólʹny)
- Russian: во́льный (vólʹnyj)
- Ukrainian: ві́льний (vílʹnyj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: вольнъ (volĭnŭ)
- Bulgarian: во́лен (vólen)
- Macedonian: волен (volen)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: во́љан
- Latin: vóljan
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: volný
- Polish: wolny
- Slovak: voľný
Further reading
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “воля”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 175