своевольный

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Russian

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Etymology

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свое (svoje) +‎ во́льный (vólʹnyj)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [svə(j)ɪˈvolʲnɨj]

Adjective

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своево́льный (svojevólʹnyj) (adverb своево́льно)

  1. (about a person) headstrong, self-willed, wilful, capricious, whimsical, opinionated, high-handed, stubborn
    спо́рный и своево́льный поли́тикspórnyj i svojevólʹnyj polítika controversial and headstrong politician
  2. (about an act) arbitrary (arbitrarily or capriciously done)
    своево́льный компроми́ссsvojevólʹnyj kompromíssan arbitrary compromise

Declension

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