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]‎, 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 of velet

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), 2008–2025

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. (derogatory) brat

Declension

Declension of velet

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