wòlec

See also: wolec, and woleć

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voliti with a shift of -ić to -eć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛ.lɛt͡s/
• Rhymes: -ɛlɛt͡s
• Syllabification: wò‧lec

Verb

wòlec impf

1. (intransitive) to prefer (to be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better)
2. (auxiliary, intransitive) to prefer; rather (to want to do something or for something to happen)

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1893) “wœlec”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 226
• Sychta, Bernard (1973) “volec”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich (in Polish), volumes 6 (U – Ž), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 97
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “woleć”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “woleć”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “wòlec”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka, Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022