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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
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéselas, from *h₁wés- (“good”) + *-elъ. Akin to u-stem *h₁wésus (“good”) (see there for further descendants). An example of archaic Caland derivation which operated in early Proto-Indo-European.
Adjective
*vȅselъ[1][2]
- merry, joyful
Declension
Indefinite declension of *veselъ (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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*veselъ
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*vesela
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*veselo
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| genitive
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*vesela
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*vesely
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*vesela
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| dative
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*veselu
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*veselě
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*veselu
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| accusative
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*veselъ
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*veselǫ
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*veselo
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| instrumental
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*veselomь
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*veselojǫ
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*veselomь
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| locative
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*veselě
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*veselě
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*veselě
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| vocative
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*vesele
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*veselo
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*veselo
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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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*vesela
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*veselě
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*veselě
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| genitive
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*veselu
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*veselu
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*veselu
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| dative
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*veseloma
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*veselama
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*veseloma
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| accusative
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*vesela
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*veselě
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*veselě
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| instrumental
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*veseloma
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*veselama
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*veseloma
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| locative
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*veselu
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*veselu
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*veselu
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| vocative
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*vesela
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*veselě
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*veselě
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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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*veseli
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*vesely
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*vesela
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| genitive
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*veselъ
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*veselъ
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*veselъ
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| dative
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*veselomъ
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*veselamъ
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*veselomъ
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| accusative
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*vesely
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*vesely
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*vesela
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| instrumental
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*vesely
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*veselami
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*vesely
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| locative
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*veselěxъ
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*veselaxъ
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*veselěxъ
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| vocative
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*veseli
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*vesely
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*vesela
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Definite declension of *veselъ (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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*veselъjь
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*veselaja
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*veseloje
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| genitive
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*veselajego
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*veselyję̇
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*veselajego
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| dative
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*veselujemu
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*veselěji
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*veselujemu
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| accusative
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*veselъjь
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*veselǫjǫ
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*veseloje
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| instrumental
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*veselyjimь
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*veselǫjǫ
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*veselyjimь
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| locative
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*veselějemь
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*veselěji
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*veselějemь
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| vocative
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*veselъjь
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*veselaja
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*veseloje
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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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*veselaja
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*veselěji
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*veselěji
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| genitive
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*veseluju
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*veseluju
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*veseluju
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| dative
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*veselyjima
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*veselyjima
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*veselyjima
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| accusative
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*veselaja
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*veselěji
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*veselěji
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| instrumental
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*veselyjima
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*veselyjima
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*veselyjima
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| locative
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*veseluju
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*veseluju
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*veseluju
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| vocative
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*veselaja
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*veselěji
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*veselěji
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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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*veseliji
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*veselyję̇
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*veselaja
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| genitive
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*veselъjixъ
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*veselъjixъ
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*veselъjixъ
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| dative
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*veselyjimъ
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*veselyjimъ
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*veselyjimъ
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| accusative
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*veselyję̇
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*veselyję̇
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*veselaja
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| instrumental
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*veselyjimi
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*veselyjimi
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*veselyjimi
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| locative
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*veselyjixъ
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*veselyjixъ
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*veselyjixъ
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| vocative
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*veseliji
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*veselyję̇
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*veselaja
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Derived terms
- *veselьje (“joy, happiness”)
- *veselostь (abstract noun)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: веселъ (veselŭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic script: веселъ (veselŭ)
- Glagolitic script: ⰲⰵⱄⰵⰾⱏ (veselŭ)
- Bulgarian: ве́сел (vésel)
- Macedonian: весел (vesel)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: ве̏сео
- Latin: vȅseo
- Slovene: vesẹ̑l (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “veselъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c munter (SA 157; PR 138)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “vesel”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *vȅselъ”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “веселый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress