# abulia
## English
### Alternative forms

* aboulia

### Etymology

From New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /əˈbu.li.ə/, [əˈbu.ljə]
* Rhymes: -uːliə

### Noun

abulia (countable and uncountable, plural abulias)
* (psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [from 19th c.]
** 1969, John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman:He felt without volition, plunged into a state of aboulia.
** 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:His virginal modesty is a modern abulia.

#### Derived terms

* abulic

#### Translations

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### References

* ↑ Morris, William, editor (1969), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, NY: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., published 1971, →ISBN, page 6

### Anagrams

* Labiau

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑbuliɑ/, [ˈɑ̝buˌliɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: abu‧lia

### Noun

abulia
* abulia
    Synonyms: tahdottomuus, (rare) tahdonheikkous

#### Declension

Possessive forms of abulia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abuliani
abuliani
accusative
nom.
abuliani
abuliani
gen.
abuliani
genitive
abuliani
abulioideni abulioitteni abuliaini $^{rare}$
partitive
abuliaani
abulioitani
inessive
abuliassani
abulioissani
elative
abuliastani
abulioistani
illative
abuliaani
abulioihini
adessive
abuliallani
abulioillani
ablative
abulialtani
abulioiltani
allative
abulialleni
abulioilleni
essive
abulianani
abulioinani
translative
abuliakseni
abulioikseni
abessive
abuliattani
abulioittani
instructive
comitative
—abulioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abuliasi
abuliasi
accusative
nom.
abuliasi
abuliasi
gen.
abuliasi
genitive
abuliasi
abulioidesi abulioittesi abuliaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
abuliaasi
abulioitasi
inessive
abuliassasi
abulioissasi
elative
abuliastasi
abulioistasi
illative
abuliaasi
abulioihisi
adessive
abuliallasi
abulioillasi
ablative
abulialtasi
abulioiltasi
allative
abuliallesi
abulioillesi
essive
abulianasi
abulioinasi
translative
abuliaksesi
abulioiksesi
abessive
abuliattasi
abulioittasi
instructive
comitative
—abulioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abuliamme
abuliamme
accusative
nom.
abuliamme
abuliamme
gen.
abuliamme
genitive
abuliamme
abulioidemme abulioittemme abuliaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
abuliaamme
abulioitamme
inessive
abuliassamme
abulioissamme
elative
abuliastamme
abulioistamme
illative
abuliaamme
abulioihimme
adessive
abuliallamme
abulioillamme
ablative
abulialtamme
abulioiltamme
allative
abuliallemme
abulioillemme
essive
abulianamme
abulioinamme
translative
abuliaksemme
abulioiksemme
abessive
abuliattamme
abulioittamme
instructive
comitative
—abulioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abulianne
abulianne
accusative
nom.
abulianne
abulianne
gen.
abulianne
genitive
abulianne
abulioidenne abulioittenne abuliainne $^{rare}$
partitive
abuliaanne
abulioitanne
inessive
abuliassanne
abulioissanne
elative
abuliastanne
abulioistanne
illative
abuliaanne
abulioihinne
adessive
abuliallanne
abulioillanne
ablative
abulialtanne
abulioiltanne
allative
abuliallenne
abulioillenne
essive
abuliananne
abulioinanne
translative
abuliaksenne
abulioiksenne
abessive
abuliattanne
abulioittanne
instructive
comitative
—abulioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abuliansa
abuliansa
accusative
nom.
abuliansa
abuliansa
gen.
abuliansa
genitive
abuliansa
abulioidensa abulioittensa abuliainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
abuliaansa
abulioitaan abulioitansa
inessive
abuliassaan abuliassansa
abulioissaan abulioissansa
elative
abuliastaan abuliastansa
abulioistaan abulioistansa
illative
abuliaansa
abulioihinsa
adessive
abuliallaan abuliallansa
abulioillaan abulioillansa
ablative
abulialtaan abulialtansa
abulioiltaan abulioiltansa
allative
abulialleen abuliallensa
abulioilleen abulioillensa
essive
abulianaan abulianansa
abulioinaan abulioinansa
translative
abuliakseen abuliaksensa
abulioikseen abulioiksensa
abessive
abuliattaan abuliattansa
abulioittaan abulioittansa
instructive
comitative
—abulioineen abulioinensa :

#### Derived terms

* abulinen
* abuulinen

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ia
* IPA: /a.buˈli.a/
* Rhymes: -ia
* Hyphenation: a‧bu‧lì‧a

### Noun

abulia f (plural abulie)
* (psychiatry) abulia
* apathy, idleness

#### Derived terms

* abulico

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).

### Noun

abūlia f sg (genitive abūliae); first declension
* (New Latin, psychiatry) abulia
** 1841, Johann Christian August Heinroth, Meletemata psychiatrica II. De formis amentiae, page 11:Qui contra melancholia affecti sunt, et paranoia fixa et abulia, in his contraria ratio habenda est: summa nimirum lenitas, et affabilitas, et amicabilitas iis adhibenda.As for those who are affected by melancholia, and fixed paranoia and abulia, the contrary method is to be employed in these cases: the greatest gentleness, and affability, and amiableness should of course be applied to them.

#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* abulja (pre-reform orthography (1936))

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía). First attested in 1842.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈbu.lja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ulja
* Syllabification: a‧bu‧lia

### Noun

abulia f
* (psychiatry) abulia

#### Derived terms

* abuliczny
* abulik

### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “abulia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “abulia”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
* ↑ Józef Majer (1842) Niemiecko-polski słownik wyrazów lekarskich‎, page 87

### Further reading

* abulia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “abulja”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 4
* abulia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from French aboulie, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía). First attested in 1883.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.buˈli.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.buˈli.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.buˈli.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.buˈli.ɐ/ [ɐ.βuˈli.ɐ]
* Rhymes: -iɐ
* Hyphenation: a‧bu‧li‧a

### Noun

abulia f (uncountable)
* (psychiatry) abulia

#### Derived terms

* abúlico
* abulomania

### References

* ↑ José Pedro Machado (1995) “Abulia”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados, volume 1, number 7, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, page 52

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈbulja/ [aˈβ̞u.lja]
* Rhymes: -ulja
* Syllabification: a‧bu‧lia

### Noun

abulia f (plural abulias)
* (psychiatry) abulia

#### Related terms

* abúlico

### Further reading

* “abulia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10