abulia

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• Received-Pronunciation: /əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/
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• US: /əˈbu.li.ə/
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• US: [əˈbu.ljə]
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• rhymes with -uːliə
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Ancient Greek βούλομαι (boúlomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek βουλή (boulḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía)bor. New Latin abūliabor. English abulia From New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”).

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: безволевост (bezvolevost) — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Catalan: abúlia — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Czech: abulie — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Dutch: willoosheid — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Finnish: abulia — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Finnish: tahdottomuus — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• French: aboulie — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• German: Abulie — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• German: Entschlussunfähigkeit — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Greek: αβουλία (avoulía) — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Ido: abulio — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Irish: abúile — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Italian: abulia — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Japanese: 意志欠乏 (ishi ketsubō) — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Polish: abulia — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Portuguese: abulia — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Romanian: abulie — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Russian: абули́я (abulíja) — absence of will-power or decisiveness
• Spanish: abulia — absence of will-power or decisiveness