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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *velь + *-ikъ.
Adjective
*velikъ (comparative *boľьjь or *vęťьjь)
- great
Declension
Indefinite declension of *velikъ (hard)
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*velikъ
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*velika
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*veliko
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| genitive
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*velika
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*veliky
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*velika
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| dative
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*veliku
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*velicě
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*veliku
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| accusative
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*velikъ
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*velikǫ
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*veliko
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| instrumental
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*velikomь
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*velikojǫ
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*velikomь
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| locative
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*velicě
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*velicě
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*velicě
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| vocative
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*veliče
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*veliko
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*veliko
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| dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*velika
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*velicě
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*velicě
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| genitive
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*veliku
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*veliku
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*veliku
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| dative
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*velikoma
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*velikama
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*velikoma
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| accusative
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*velika
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*velicě
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*velicě
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| instrumental
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*velikoma
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*velikama
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*velikoma
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| locative
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*veliku
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*veliku
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*veliku
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| vocative
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*velika
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*velicě
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*velicě
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*velici
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*veliky
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*velika
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| genitive
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*velikъ
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*velikъ
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*velikъ
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| dative
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*velikomъ
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*velikamъ
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*velikomъ
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| accusative
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*veliky
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*veliky
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*velika
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| instrumental
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*veliky
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*velikami
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*veliky
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| locative
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*velicěxъ
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*velikaxъ
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*velicěxъ
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| vocative
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*velici
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*veliky
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*velika
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Definite declension of *velikъ (hard)
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*velikъjь
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*velikaja
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*velikoje
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| genitive
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*velikajego
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*velikyję̇
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*velikajego
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| dative
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*velikujemu
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*velicěji
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*velikujemu
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| accusative
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*velikъjь
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*velikǫjǫ
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*velikoje
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| instrumental
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*velikyjimь
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*velikǫjǫ
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*velikyjimь
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| locative
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*velicějemь
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*velicěji
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*velicějemь
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| vocative
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*velikъjь
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*velikaja
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*velikoje
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| dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*velikaja
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*velicěji
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*velicěji
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| genitive
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*velikuju
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*velikuju
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*velikuju
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| dative
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*velikyjima
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*velikyjima
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*velikyjima
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| accusative
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*velikaja
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*velicěji
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*velicěji
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| instrumental
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*velikyjima
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*velikyjima
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*velikyjima
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| locative
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*velikuju
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*velikuju
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*velikuju
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| vocative
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*velikaja
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*velicěji
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*velicěji
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*veliciji
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*velikyję̇
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*velikaja
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| genitive
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*velikъjixъ
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*velikъjixъ
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*velikъjixъ
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| dative
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*velikyjimъ
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*velikyjimъ
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*velikyjimъ
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| accusative
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*velikyję̇
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*velikyję̇
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*velikaja
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| instrumental
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*velikyjimi
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*velikyjimi
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*velikyjimi
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| locative
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*velikyjixъ
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*velikyjixъ
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*velikyjixъ
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| vocative
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*veliciji
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*velikyję̇
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*velikaja
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Derived terms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: великъ (velikŭ)
- Old Ruthenian: вели́кїй (velíkij), вели́кый (velíkyj)
- Russian: вели́кий (velíkij)
- Old Novgorodian: велике (velike)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic script: великъ (velikŭ)
- Glagolitic script: ⰲⰵⰾⰻⰽⱏ (velikŭ)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: вѐлик
- Latin script: vèlik
- Slovene: vélik (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вели́кий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*velikъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 514