veļ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vel"
Latvian
Verb
veļ
- third-person singular/plural present indicative of velt
- (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of velt
- (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of velt
Livonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *velji, from Germanic *swelijô. Compare Icelandic svili (“brother-in-law”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veʎ/
Noun
ve'ļ
- brother
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- īdõn tuoizõn vȯļtõ veļīd ja sõzārd īņõ
- some had brothers and sisters with them
- veļ um sõzārõks īti
- brother is the likeness of (his) sister
- līvõ rovz, īžkiz skūollapst, tiennigid eņtš nūoŗi sizāŗi [sic] ja veļīdi!
- Livonian children, especially school children, thank your young sisters and brothers!
- li jedmõl jarā lieppõm eņtš veļkõks!
- go, make peace with your brother first!
- īdõn tuoizõn vȯļtõ veļīd ja sõzārd īņõ
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Declension
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | veļ | veļīd |
| genitive (genitīv) | veļ | veļīd |
| partitive (partitīv) | veļļõ | veļīdi |
| dative (datīv) | veļļõn | veļīdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | veļkõks | veļīdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | veļļõ | veļīž |
| inessive (inesīv) | veļšõ | veļīs |
| elative (elatīv) | veļštõ | veļīst |