See also: velím and Velim

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

velim

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of volō
  2. I may wish, I may want, I would like

References edit

  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • convince yourself of this; rest assured on this point: velim tibi ita persuadeas

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velěti, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (to wish).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʋěliːm/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧lim

Verb edit

vèlīm impf or pf (Cyrillic spelling вѐлӣм)

  1. (intransitive) to say, tell, state
    Kako se to veli na engleskom?How do you say that in English?

Usage notes edit

This verb is defective and has no infinitive form. Hypothetically, it would be either *veliti or *veljeti/*veleti depending on the dialect. Some dictionaries mention it as such; however, it has never been attested in spoken language.

This verb is only used in the present and imperfect.[1]

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Речник српскога језика, Матица српска, →ISBN

Further reading edit

  • velim” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • velim”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 1, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 349