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See also:
źěl
,
zel
,
and
żel
Contents
1
Latvian
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Adverb
1.3
Interjection
1.4
References
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
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
pity
cik
žēl
!
―
what a
pity
!
References
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^
Karulis, Konstantīns
(
1992
) “
žēl
”, in
Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca
(in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS,
→ISBN
