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žēl

See also: źěl, zel, and żel

Latvian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old East Slavic жель (želĭ), borrowed before 13th century.[1]

Adverb

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žēl

  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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žēl

  1. pity
    cik žēl! ― what a pity!

References

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