voluntar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English voluntary, French volontaire, Italian voluntà, Spanish voluntario, ultimately from Latin voluntās, from velle, present active infinitive of volō, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Paronym to volar and volontario.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vo.lun.ˈtar/, /vɔ.lun.ˈtaɾ/

Verb

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voluntar (present tense voluntas, past tense voluntis, future tense voluntos, imperative voluntez, conditional voluntus)

  1. (transitive) to be willing to; to have no objection to
    Me voluntas facar to.
    I'm willing to do that.
  2. (intransitive, polite) to be so kind as, be pleased to
    Ka vu voluntas donar a me la salo.
    Would you be so kind as to pass me the salt.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French volontaire, from Latin voluntarius.

Adjective

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voluntar m or n (feminine singular voluntară, masculine plural voluntari, feminine and neuter plural voluntare)

  1. voluntary

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Noun

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voluntar m (plural voluntari, feminine equivalent voluntară)

  1. volunteer (one who voluntarily offers himself/herself for service)

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