Dobrowoln

Dobrowoln is a linguistic stem in Polish. It is not used as an independent word in standard modern Polish; rather, it serves as the base for forming the adjective dobrowolny and related forms that convey the sense of voluntariness or happening by choice. The conventional headword is dobrowolny, meaning voluntary, and from the same stem are the feminine and neuter forms (dobrowolna, dobrowolne) as well as the plural forms used in different grammatical contexts. The adverb form is dobrowolnie, and the noun form expressing the quality or state is dobrowolność (voluntariness).

Etymology and cognates: dobrowolny is of West Slavic origin, with cognates in other Slavic languages that carry the same basic sense of voluntary or by one's own will. For example, Russian dobrovol’nyy, Czech dobrovolný, and Slovak dobrovoľný share a common meaning and related roots.

Usage: In Polish, the term describes actions, decisions, or arrangements that are made freely and without coercion. It is common in legal, ethical, and everyday language to distinguish voluntary acts from those performed under obligation or pressure. The noun dobrowolność refers to the quality of being voluntary or to the concept of voluntariness, while the adverb dobrowolnie describes doing something of one’s own free will.

See also: dobrowolność, dobrowolny, do spryw.

In sum, dobrowoln is an essential stem in Polish morphology that underpins a family of forms expressing voluntary action, with related terms in closely related languages.