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весёлый
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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéselas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus.
Adjective
весёлый • (vesjólyj) (comparative (по)веселе́е or (по)веселе́й, superlative веселе́йший, adverb ве́село, diminutive весёленький, augmentative веселю́щий)
- merry, cheerful, happy, convivial, gleeful, lighthearted
- Synonyms: смешли́вый (smešlívyj, “prone to laugh”), ра́достный (rádostnyj, “joyful”)
- funny
Declension
Declension of весёлый (short class cʹ)
Pre-reform declension of весёлый (short class cʹ)
Related terms
- весели́ть (veselítʹ)
- весели́ться (veselítʹsja)
- весе́лье (vesélʹje)
- весельча́к (veselʹčák)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: vesselä
- → Yakut: бэһиэлэй (behieley)
Etymology 2
Noun
весёлый • (vesjólyj) m inan (genitive весёлого, nominative plural весёлые, genitive plural весёлых)
Declension
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