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нево́ля

rare #16247
nounfeminineinanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    captivity, bondage, slavery, lack of freedom

    Э́тот тигр роди́лся в нево́ле.

    This tiger was born in captivity.

    Often of animals kept in cages or of prisoners.

  • 2.

    (rarecompulsion, constraint, necessity

    Он рабо́тал там по нево́ле, а не по жела́нию.

    He worked there out of necessity and not by choice.

    Dated; mostly in set phrases like «по неволе».

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SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

нево́ля

нево́ли

Gen.Genitive

нево́ли

нево́ль

Dat.Dative

нево́ле

нево́лям

Acc.Accusative

нево́лю

нево́ли

Inst.Instrumental

нево́лей

нево́лею

нево́лями

Prep.Prepositional

нево́ле

нево́лях

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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Yggdrasil edited noun basics 3 years ago.