Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From pa- +‎ vēlēt (to want, to wish). The original meaning was “to permit, to allow; to wish,” but this word was apparently influenced by the similar-sounding German befehlen (to order, to command), and changed its meaning accordingly.[1]

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

pavēlēt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present pavēlu, pavēli, pavēl, past pavēlēju)

  1. to order, to command (to indicate, to tell what to do)
    pavēlēt kādam ierastiesto order someone to come
    “dzer!” viņš pavēlēja, un puika attaisīja pudeli un dzēra“drink!” he ordered, and the boy opened the bottle and drank
  2. (military) to order, to command (to give, to issue a formal order)
    rotas komandieris pavēlēja tālāk neuzbruktthe company commander ordered not to attack any further

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References edit

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