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žēl

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See also: źěl, zel, and żel

Latvian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old East Slavic жаль (žalĭ), borrowed before 13th century, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *žalь.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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žȩ̃l

  1. used with verbs būt, tikt, tapt and kļūt to express pity
    man tevis žēl ― I am sorry for you

Interjection

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žȩ̃l

  1. pity
    cik žēl! ― what a pity!

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “žēl”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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