Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/voľьnъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *voľa +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*voľьnъ[1][2]

  1. free, willing

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *voľьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *volьnъ *volьna *volьno
genitive *volьna *volьny *volьna
dative *volьnu *volьně *volьnu
accusative *volьnъ *volьnǫ *volьno
instrumental *volьnomь *volьnojǫ *volьnomь
locative *volьně *volьně *volьně
vocative *volьne *volьno *volьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *volьna *volьně *volьně
genitive *volьnu *volьnu *volьnu
dative *volьnoma *volьnama *volьnoma
accusative *volьna *volьně *volьně
instrumental *volьnoma *volьnama *volьnoma
locative *volьnu *volьnu *volьnu
vocative *volьna *volьně *volьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *volьni *volьny *volьna
genitive *volьnъ *volьnъ *volьnъ
dative *volьnomъ *volьnamъ *volьnomъ
accusative *volьny *volьny *volьna
instrumental *volьny *volьnami *volьny
locative *volьněxъ *volьnaxъ *volьněxъ
vocative *volьni *volьny *volьna
Definite declension of *voľьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *volьnъjь *volьnaja *volьnoje
genitive *volьnajego *volьnyję̇ *volьnajego
dative *volьnujemu *volьněji *volьnujemu
accusative *volьnъjь *volьnǫjǫ *volьnoje
instrumental *volьnyjimь *volьnǫjǫ *volьnyjimь
locative *volьnějemь *volьněji *volьnějemь
vocative *volьnъjь *volьnaja *volьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *volьnaja *volьněji *volьněji
genitive *volьnuju *volьnuju *volьnuju
dative *volьnyjima *volьnyjima *volьnyjima
accusative *volьnaja *volьněji *volьněji
instrumental *volьnyjima *volьnyjima *volьnyjima
locative *volьnuju *volьnuju *volьnuju
vocative *volьnaja *volьněji *volьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *volьniji *volьnyję̇ *volьnaja
genitive *volьnъjixъ *volьnъjixъ *volьnъjixъ
dative *volьnyjimъ *volьnyjimъ *volьnyjimъ
accusative *volьnyję̇ *volьnyję̇ *volьnaja
instrumental *volьnyjimi *volьnyjimi *volьnyjimi
locative *volьnyjixъ *volьnyjixъ *volьnyjixъ
vocative *volьniji *volьnyję̇ *volьnaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: во́льны (vólʹny)
    • Russian: во́льный (vólʹnyj)
    • Ukrainian: ві́льний (vílʹnyj)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “воля”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 175

References

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “wolny”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  2. ^ Mańczak, Witold (2017) “wolny”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN