веление

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Russian

Etymology

веле́ть (velétʹ) +‎ -е́ние (-énije)

Pronunciation

Noun

веле́ние (velénijen inan (genitive веле́ния, nominative plural веле́ния, genitive plural веле́ний)

  1. 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)

Declension