gwoli
Polish
Alternative forms
- kwoli (obsolete)
- w gwoli (proscribed, meaning 2 only)
- gwuli (Kuyavia)
- wuli (Lasovia)
- kuli (Eastern Kraków, Gmina Stopnica, Miechowskie)
Etymology
Voiced variant of earlier kwoli, from Old Polish k woli. By surface analysis, univerbation of ku + woli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡvɔ.li/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔli
- Syllabification: gwo‧li
Preposition
gwoli
- (formal, archaic) due to, in accordance with [with genitive]
- Synonyms: ze względu na, z uwagi na
- (dated) for the sake of, with the aim of [with genitive]