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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/veselъ
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *weselas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes-e-lo-s, from *h₁wésus (“good”); about the suffix, compare *tęželъ and *debelъ. Cognate with Latvian vesels (“healthy, whole”), Lithuanian vẽselas (“joyous, happy”), Old Prussian wessals (“cheerful”), Sanskrit वसु (vásu, “excellent, great”) and Avestan 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎 (vohu, “good, advantageous, suitable”).
Declension
Indefinite declension of *veselъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *veselъ | *vesela | *veselo |
| Accusative | *veselъ | *veselǫ | *veselo |
| Genitive | *vesela | *vesely | *vesela |
| Locative | *veselě | *veselě | *veselě |
| Dative | *veselu | *veselě | *veselu |
| Instrumental | *veselomь | *veselojǫ | *veselomь |
| Vocative | *vesele | *veselo | *veselo |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *vesela | *veselě | *veselě |
| Accusative | *vesela | *veselě | *veselě |
| Genitive | *veselu | *veselu | *veselu |
| Locative | *veselu | *veselu | *veselu |
| Dative | *veseloma | *veselama | *veseloma |
| Instrumental | *veseloma | *veselama | *veseloma |
| Vocative | *vesela | *veselě | *veselě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *veseli | *vesely | *vesela |
| Accusative | *vesely | *vesely | *vesela |
| Genitive | *veselъ | *veselъ | *veselъ |
| Locative | *veselěxъ | *veselaxъ | *veselěxъ |
| Dative | *veselomъ | *veselamъ | *veselomъ |
| Instrumental | *vesely | *veselami | *vesely |
| Vocative | *veseli | *vesely | *vesela |
Definite declension of *veselъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *veselъjь | *veselaja | *veseloje |
| Accusative | *veselъjь | *veselǫjǫ | *veseloje |
| Genitive | *veselajego | *veselyję | *veselajego |
| Locative | *veselějemь | *veselěji | *veselějemь |
| Dative | *veselujemu | *veselěji | *veselujemu |
| Instrumental | *veselyjimi | *veselǫjǫ | *veselyjimi |
| Vocative | *veselъjь | *veselaja | *veseloje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *veselaja | *veselěji | *veselěji |
| Accusative | *veselaja | *veselěji | *veselěji |
| Genitive | *veseluju | *veseluju | *veseluju |
| Locative | *veseluju | *veseluju | *veseluju |
| Dative | *veselyjima | *veselyjima | *veselyjima |
| Instrumental | *veselyjima | *veselyjima | *veselyjima |
| Vocative | *veselaja | *veselěji | *veselěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *veseliji | *veselyję | *veselaja |
| Accusative | *veselyję | *veselyję | *veselaja |
| Genitive | *veselъjixъ | *veselъjixъ | *veselъjixъ |
| Locative | *veselyjixъ | *veselyjixъ | *veselyjixъ |
| Dative | *veselyjimъ | *veselyjimъ | *veselyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *veselyjimi | *veselyjimi | *veselyjimi |
| Vocative | *veseliji | *veselyję | *veselaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- → Romanian: vesel
Further reading
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “веселый”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
References
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “veselъ”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c munter (SA 157; PR 138)”
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