Etymology
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веле́ть (velétʹ) + -е́ние (-énije)
Pronunciation
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веле́ние • (velénije) n inan (genitive веле́ния, nominative plural веле́ния, genitive plural веле́ний)
- order, decree, injunction, behest
По щу́чьему веле́нию, по моему́ хоте́нию. (an idiom from a popular fairy-tale, used sarcastically when something is expected to happen as if by a wave of a magic wand.)- Po ščúčʹjemu veléniju, po mojemú xoténiju.
- By magic, by my desire. (By a pike's behest, by my desire)
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