žēl

See also: źěl, zel, and żel

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic жаль (žalĭ), borrowed before 13th century, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *žalь.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒǣːl]

Adverb

žȩ̃l

  1. used with verbs būt, tikt, tapt and kļūt to express pity
    man tevis žēl ― I am sorry for you

Interjection

žȩ̃l

  1. pity
    cik žēl! ― what a pity!

Derived terms

References

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