wjasele

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvʲasɛlɛ/, [ˈvʲasɛlə]; /ˈjasɛlɛ/, [ˈjasɛlə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *veselьje; cognate with Upper Sorbian wjesele, Polish wesele, Czech veselí, Kashubian wjeselè.

Noun

wjasele n inan

1. joy

Declension

Declension of wjasele

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	wjasele	wjaseli	wjasela
Genitive	wjasela	wjaselowu	wjaselow
Dative	wjaseleju, wjaselu	wjaseloma	wjaselam
Accusative	wjasele	wjaseli	wjasela
Instrumental	wjaselim	wjaseloma	wjaselami
Locative	wjaselu	wjaseloma	wjaselach

Etymology 2

From wjasoły.

Adverb

wjasele (comparative wjaselej, superlative nejwjaselej)

1. merrily, jovially

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “wjasele”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “wjasele”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag