все

See also: всё, все-, BCE, and B.C.E.

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• се́ (sé) – contracted form, colloquial
• све (sve) – Western dialects

Etymology

Neuter of Proto-Slavic *vьśь (“all”), from an earlier *vьxо (prior to Slavic third palatalization).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fsɛ]

Pronoun

все • (vse)

1. (obsolete, dialectal) neuter singular of вси (vsi): entire, whole

Adverb

все́ • (vsé) (no comparative)

1. every, any

   все ми се ще да ... ― vse mi se šte da ... ― I have always wanted to ...

   все тая ― vse taja ― anyway

   все така ― vse taka ― all the same

   все пак ― vse pak ― still, though, after all

2. even + comparative adverb (for emphasis)

   все повече ― vse poveče ― even more

   все по-добре ― vse po-dobre ― even better

3. as, someway + pronoun (for emphasis)

   все едно ― vse edno ― the same as, as if

   все някога ― vse njakoga ― at some point in time

   все някъде ― vse njakǎde ― at some point in space

   все някак ― vse njakak ― somehow

Derived terms

• все- (vse-, “all”) (prefix)
• всяк (vsjak), всеки (vseki), всякой (vsjakoj, “each”)
• всички (vsički, “each and every, all”)
• всинки (vsinki, “each and every, all”)
  • всинца pl (vsinca, “all, everybody”)
• вся́как (vsjákak, “anyhow”)
  • всякаш (vsjakaš, “anyhow, by any means, as if”)
  • вся́какъв (vsjákakǎv, “of any type”)
• вся́къде (vsjákǎde, “anywhere”)
• всегда́ (vsegdá, “everywhere”)
• вся́кога (vsjákoga, “always”)

Related terms

• вси pl (vsi, “all”) (poetic)
• съвсем (sǎvsem, “at all, entirely”)

References

• все in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “все”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 194
• Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “вси, вса, все”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 195

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Russian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• всѣ (vsě) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fsʲe]

• Audio

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Pronoun

все • (vse)

1. nominative plural of весь (vesʹ): all, everybody
2. inanimate accusative plural of весь (vesʹ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fsʲɵ]

• Audio

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Adverb

все • (vsjo)

1. Alternative spelling of всё (vsjo)

Pronoun

все • (vsjo)

1. Alternative spelling of всё (vsjo)

Related terms

• весь (vesʹ)
• всё (vsjo)
• все-все́ (vse-vsé)

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Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• усе́ (usé) (after consonants or at the beginning of a clause)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʍsɛ]

• Audio

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Pronoun

все • (vse)

1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of весь (vesʹ)

Adverb

все • (vse)

1. all, everything

Usage notes

• The forms все (vse) (used after vowels) and усе́ (usé) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “все”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “все”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)