woli

See also: wòlì

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.li/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Western Lublin) IPA^(key): [ˈvɔ.lʲi]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔli
• Syllabification: wo‧li

Etymology 1

From wół (“ox”) +‎ -i.

Adjective

woli (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (relational) ox

Declension

Declension of woli (soft)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative/vocative	woli		wola	wole	woli	wole
genitive	wolego		wolej	wolego	wolich
dative	wolemu		wolej	wolemu	wolim
accusative	wolego	woli	wolą	wole	wolich	wole
instrumental	wolim		wolą	wolim	wolimi
locative	wolim		wolej	wolim	wolich

Derived terms

nouns

• wole oczy

Etymology 2

See gwoli.

Preposition

woli

1. (Western Lublin, Rury) alternative form of gwoli

   Trzymám psa woli nocy. ― I keep a dog because of the night.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

woli f

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of wola

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

woli n

1. genitive plural of wole

   Synonym: wól

Verb

woli

1. third-person singular present of woleć

Further reading

• woli in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• woli in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Jan Karłowicz (1901), “gwoli”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 2: F do K, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 152