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vēlēt

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See also: velet

Latvian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wel- / *welˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Cognate with Old Lithuanian velti (to allow) 1sg. velmi, Proto-Slavic *velěti, Latin volō (to want), inf. velle, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wiljan, to want), English will, Sanskrit वृणाति (vṛṇā́ti, to choose, to prefer), Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬙𐬉 (vərəntē, to choose, to prefer), Welsh gwell (better), Ancient Greek ἔλδομαι (éldomai, to wish).

Verb

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vēlēt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present vēlu, vēli, vēl, past vēlēju)

  1. to wish
  2. to say so that (what) is realized
  3. order, invite (what to do)

Conjugation

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Verb

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vēlēt (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present vēlēju, vēlē, vēlē, past vēlēju)

  1. to vote
  2. to elect

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References

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^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vēlēt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, page 503