See also: velím and Velim

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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velim

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of volō
  2. I may wish, I may want, I would like

References

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  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • convince yourself of this; rest assured on this point: velim tibi ita persuadeas

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velěti, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (to wish).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋěliːm/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧lim

Verb

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vèlīm impf or pf (Cyrillic spelling вѐлӣм)

  1. (intransitive) to say, tell, state
    Kako se to veli na engleskom?How do you say that in English?

Usage notes

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This verb is defective and has no infinitive form. Hypothetically, it would be either *veliti or *veljeti/*veleti depending on the dialect. Some dictionaries mention it as such; however, it has never been attested in spoken language.

This verb is only used in the present and imperfect.[1]

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Речник српскога језика, Матица српска, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • velim”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • velim”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 1, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 349
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