velet

See also: vēlēt

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ولد (veled, “mischievous, sly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veˈlet/
• Rhymes: -et

Adjective

velet (feminine velete)

1. clever, crafty, sly, cunning

   Synonyms: i shkathët, dredharak, dhelparak

Derived terms

• veletar
• veleti

 

Related terms

Albanian terms derived from the Arabic root و ل د (0 c, 2 e)

References

• “velét,~e”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2124b
• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “velet”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 499f.
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “velét”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 549a

Further reading

• Meyer, G. (1891) “veľét”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 465

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech veleti, from Proto-Slavic *velěti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛlɛt]

Verb

velet impf

1. to command

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	velet, veleti	Active adjective	velící
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	velím	velíme	—	velme
2nd person	velíš	velíte	vel	velte
3rd person	velí	velí	—	—

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive velet.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	velel	veleli	velen	veleni
masculine inanimate		velely		veleny
feminine	velela		velena
neuter	velelo	velela	veleno	velena

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	vele	—
feminine + neuter singular	velíc	—
plural	velíce	—

Derived terms

• povel
• velení
• velitel
• velín
• zavelet

 

Related terms

• velký
• volit
• vůle

 

Further reading

• “veleti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “veleti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “velet”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Latin

Verb

vēlet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of vēlō

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

velet n

1. definite singular of vele

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ولد (veled), from Arabic وَلَد (walad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veˈlet/
• Hyphenation: ve‧let

Noun

velet (definite accusative veledi, plural veletler)

1. (dated or dialectal) boy, kid, child
2. (vulgar, derogatory) brat

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	velet
Definite accusative	veledi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	velet	veletler
Definite accusative	veledi	veletleri
Dative	velede	veletlere
Locative	velette	veletlerde
Ablative	veletten	veletlerden
Genitive	veledin	veletlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular veledim veletlerim 2nd singular veledin veletlerin 3rd singular veledi veletleri 1st plural veledimiz veletlerimiz 2nd plural velediniz veletleriniz 3rd plural veletleri veletleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular veledimi veletlerimi 2nd singular veledini veletlerini 3rd singular veledini veletlerini 1st plural veledimizi veletlerimizi 2nd plural veledinizi veletlerinizi 3rd plural veletlerini veletlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular veledime veletlerime 2nd singular veledine veletlerine 3rd singular veledine veletlerine 1st plural veledimize veletlerimize 2nd plural veledinize veletlerinize 3rd plural veletlerine veletlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular veledimde veletlerimde 2nd singular veledinde veletlerinde 3rd singular veledinde veletlerinde 1st plural veledimizde veletlerimizde 2nd plural veledinizde veletlerinizde 3rd plural veletlerinde veletlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular veledimden veletlerimden 2nd singular veledinden veletlerinden 3rd singular veledinden veletlerinden 1st plural veledimizden veletlerimizden 2nd plural veledinizden veletlerinizden 3rd plural veletlerinden veletlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular veledimin veletlerimin 2nd singular veledinin veletlerinin 3rd singular veledinin veletlerinin 1st plural veledimizin veletlerimizin 2nd plural veledinizin veletlerinizin 3rd plural veletlerinin veletlerinin