veselý

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech veselý, from Proto-Slavic *veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéselas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛsɛliː]
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Adjective

veselý (comparative veselejší, superlative nejveselejší, adverb vesele)

  1. funny
  2. merry, jolly
    Synonyms: šťastný, radostný
    Antonym: smutný
    Veselé Vánoce, strýčku Skrblíku!Merry Christmas, uncle Scrooge!

Declension

Declension of veselý (hard)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative veselý veselá veselé
genitive veselého veselé veselého
dative veselému veselé veselému
accusative veselého veselý veselou veselé
locative veselém veselé veselém
instrumental veselým veselou veselým
short vesel vesela veselo
plural
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative veselí veselé veselá
genitive veselých
dative veselým
accusative veselé veselá
locative veselých
instrumental veselými
short veseli vesely vesela

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