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]

Noun

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

  1. weak will, lack of will, limpness

Declension

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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