veikals

Latvian

Veikals

Etymology

Coined by Juris Alunāns in the 1850s, on the basis of Lithuanian veĩkalas (“work, activity”) (ultimately from the same source as the Latvian verb veikt “to carry out, to accomplish”, q.v.), with the meaning “activity, undertaking, business”. The word existed independently at that time (recorded in 1858), borrowed from Lithuanian [Term?] in Southern Latgale dialects. After being introduced into the written language, it soon changed its meaning ("veikals, in German Unternehmen, in Russian подря́д (podrjád), work which one carries out with the help of hired workmen"; 1863). A. Kronvalds used veikals in the sense of "business". The current meaning ("shop") appeared at the end of the 19th century and became quickly dominant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vēīkals]

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Noun

veikals m (1st declension)

1. shop, store (a commercial enterprise; its specific location, where goods are sold)

   maizes veikals ― bread store (= bakery)

   grāmatu veikals ― bookstore

   dāvanu veikals ― gift shop

   pārtikas veikals ― foodstuff (= grocery) store

   pašapkalpošanās veikals ― self-service shop

   veikala skatlogs ― shop window

   veikala īpašnieks ― shopkeeper (lit. shop owner)

   veikala vadītājs ― shop manager

   iepirkties veikalā ― to shop at a store

   es aizgāju uz veikalu, kas atradās blakus kantorim ― I went to the shop that was next to the office

2. commercial or financial activity, transaction

   izdevīgs veikals ― profitable transaction, deal

   taisīt labu veikalu ― to make a good deal

   arī šādu veikalu Nagainis uzskatīja par izdevīgu ― also such a deal Nagainis considered profitable

   blakus zemkopībai Slaucējs nodevās arī, lai gan reti, ar naudas veikaliem un nekaunējās ņemt desmit, divpadsmit un pat vairāk rubļu no simta ― besides farming, Slaucējs also, albeit rarely, indulged in financial activities (= lending money), and was not ashamed of taking ten, twelve or even more rubles to every hundred

Declension

Declension of veikals (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	veikals	veikali
accusative (akuzatīvs)	veikalu	veikalus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	veikala	veikalu
dative (datīvs)	veikalam	veikaliem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	veikalu	veikaliem
locative (lokatīvs)	veikalā	veikalos
vocative (vokatīvs)	veikal	veikali

Synonyms

• tirgotava

Derived terms

• veikalniecisks
• veikalnieks, veikalniece