vóle

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voľà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈʋoːlɛ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈvu̯olɛ/

Noun

vóle f

1. will

   voľú nevoľú ― willy-nilly

   po vóli / svú voľú ― voluntarily

Declension

Declension of vóle (soft a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	vóle	vóli	vóle
genitive	vóle	vóľú	vólí, vól
dative	vóli	vólema	vólém
accusative	vóľu	vóli	vóle
vocative	vóle	vóli	vóle
locative	vóli	vóľú	vóléch
instrumental	vóľú	vólema	vólemi

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: vůle

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “vóle”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění