veikals

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Latvian

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Veikals

Etymology

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Coined by Juris Alunāns in the 1850s, on the basis of Lithuanian veĩkalas (work, activity) (ultimately from the same source as the Latvian verb veikt “to carry out, to accomplish”, q.v.), with the meaning “activity, undertaking, business”. The word existed independently at that time (recorded in 1858), borrowed from Lithuanian [Term?] in Southern Latgale dialects. After being introduced into the written language, it soon changed its meaning ("veikals, in German Unternehmen, in Russian подря́д (podrjád), work which one carries out with the help of hired workmen"; 1863). A. Kronvalds used veikals in the sense of "business". The current meaning ("shop") appeared at the end of the 19th century and became quickly dominant.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vēīkals]
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Noun

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veikals m (1st declension)

  1. shop, store (a commercial enterprise; its specific location, where goods are sold)
    maizes veikalsbread store (= bakery)
    grāmatu veikalsbookstore
    dāvanu veikalsgift shop
    pārtikas veikalsfoodstuff (= grocery) store
    pašapkalpošanās veikalsself-service shop
    veikala skatlogsshop window
    veikala īpašnieksshopkeeper (lit. shop owner)
    veikala vadītājsshop manager
    iepirkties veikalāto shop at a store
    es aizgāju uz veikalu, kas atradās blakus kantorimI went to the shop that was next to the office
  2. commercial or financial activity, transaction
    izdevīgs veikalsprofitable transaction, deal
    taisīt labu veikaluto make a good deal
    arī šādu veikalu Nagainis uzskatīja par izdevīgualso such a deal Nagainis considered profitable
    blakus zemkopībai Slaucējs nodevās arī, lai gan reti, ar naudas veikaliem un nekaunējās ņemt desmit, divpadsmit un pat vairāk rubļu no simtabesides farming, Slaucējs also, albeit rarely, indulged in financial activities (= lending money), and was not ashamed of taking ten, twelve or even more rubles to every hundred

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References

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