Russian

Noun

веле́ние • ‎(velénije) n 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

Related terms

• веле́ть ‎(velétʹ)
• щу́ка ‎(ščúka)