Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech ľutovati (to be angry, to rage; to be sorry), from Proto-Slavic *ľutovati, from *ľutъ. By surface analysis, lítý +‎ -ovat. The change of the original meaning of lítý (ferocious) to feeling sorry may have been influenced by the phrase Je mi líto. ("I am sorry.") whose today's meaning may have originated in "I feel bad/poignant.".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪtovat]
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Verb

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litovat impf (perfective politovat)

  1. to regret, to feel sorry

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Further reading

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  • litovati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • litovati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • litovat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Finnish

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Verb

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litovat

  1. third-person plural present indicative of litoa