žēl

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See also: źěl, zel, and żel

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic жель (želĭ), borrowed before 13th century.[1]

Adverb

žēl

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

Interjection

žēl

  1. pity
    cik žēl!what a pity!

References

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