велеть

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Russian

Etymology

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(deprecated template usage) From Proto-Slavic *velě̀ti, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪˈlʲetʲ]
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Verb

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  1. to order (to do something), to enjoin, to command.
    Сам бог веле́л. (expression)
    Sam box velél.
    God Himself has commanded (it). (i.e. it's natural or allowed to do so)

Usage notes

  • with dative case and infinitive
    Он ей веле́л прийти́ сего́дня.
    On jej velél prijtí sevódnja.
    He commanded her to come today.
  • The verb can be both perfective and imperfective, although in the past tense and infinitive it is predominantly perfective.

Conjugation

imperfective:

perfective:

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “велеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress