неволя

не- (ne-, negating particle) +‎ во́ля (vólja, “will”)

• IPA^(key): [nɛˈvɔlʲɐ]

нево́ля • (nevólja) f (relational adjective нево́лен or неволе́ви)

1. lack of free will

   по неволя ― po nevolja ― by necessity/ against [one's] will

2. (by extension) state of wretchedness, woe, hardship

   разказвам си неволите ― razkazvam si nevolite ― to share one's tales of woe

• нево́лник m (nevólnik), нево́лница f (nevólnica) (agent nouns)

• “неволя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “неволя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nevoľa.

• IPA^(key): [nʲɪˈvolʲə]

нево́ля • (nevólja) f inan (genitive нево́ли, nominative plural нево́ли, genitive plural нево́ль)

1. slavery, captivity, bondage

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nevoľa. By surface analysis, не- (ne-) +‎ во́ля (vólja)

• IPA^(key): [neˈwɔlʲɐ]

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нево́ля • (nevólja) f inan (genitive нево́лі, uncountable)

1. slavery, captivity, bondage

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “неволя”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “неволя”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2025) “Словники України” online [Dictionaries of Ukraine online]‎^[1] (in Ukrainian)