Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/veselъ
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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. |
Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéselas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes-e-lo-s, from *h₁wésus (“good”); as for the suffix, compare *tęželъ and *debelъ. Cognate with Latvian vesels (“healthy, whole”), Lithuanian vẽselas (“joyous, happy”), Old Prussian wessals (“cheerful”), Sanskrit वसु (vásu, “excellent, great”) and Avestan 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎 (vohu, “good, advantageous, suitable”).
Adjective
edit*vȅselъ[1]
Declension
editIndefinite declension of *veselъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *veselъ | *vesela | *veselo |
| genitive | *vesela | *vesely | *vesela |
| dative | *veselu | *veselě | *veselu |
| accusative | *veselъ | *veselǫ | *veselo |
| instrumental | *veselomь | *veselojǫ | *veselomь |
| locative | *veselě | *veselě | *veselě |
| vocative | *vesele | *veselo | *veselo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *vesela | *veselě | *veselě |
| genitive | *veselu | *veselu | *veselu |
| dative | *veseloma | *veselama | *veseloma |
| accusative | *vesela | *veselě | *veselě |
| instrumental | *veseloma | *veselama | *veseloma |
| locative | *veselu | *veselu | *veselu |
| vocative | *vesela | *veselě | *veselě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *veseli | *vesely | *vesela |
| genitive | *veselъ | *veselъ | *veselъ |
| dative | *veselomъ | *veselamъ | *veselomъ |
| accusative | *vesely | *vesely | *vesela |
| instrumental | *vesely | *veselami | *vesely |
| locative | *veselěxъ | *veselaxъ | *veselěxъ |
| vocative | *veseli | *vesely | *vesela |
Definite declension of *veselъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *veselъjь | *veselaja | *veseloje |
| genitive | *veselajego | *veselyję̇ | *veselajego |
| dative | *veselujemu | *veselěji | *veselujemu |
| accusative | *veselъjь | *veselǫjǫ | *veseloje |
| instrumental | *veselyjimь | *veselǫjǫ | *veselyjimь |
| locative | *veselějemь | *veselěji | *veselějemь |
| vocative | *veselъjь | *veselaja | *veseloje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *veselaja | *veselěji | *veselěji |
| genitive | *veseluju | *veseluju | *veseluju |
| dative | *veselyjima | *veselyjima | *veselyjima |
| accusative | *veselaja | *veselěji | *veselěji |
| instrumental | *veselyjima | *veselyjima | *veselyjima |
| locative | *veseluju | *veseluju | *veseluju |
| vocative | *veselaja | *veselěji | *veselěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *veseliji | *veselyję̇ | *veselaja |
| genitive | *veselъjixъ | *veselъjixъ | *veselъjixъ |
| dative | *veselyjimъ | *veselyjimъ | *veselyjimъ |
| accusative | *veselyję̇ | *veselyję̇ | *veselaja |
| instrumental | *veselyjimi | *veselyjimi | *veselyjimi |
| locative | *veselyjixъ | *veselyjixъ | *veselyjixъ |
| vocative | *veseliji | *veselyję̇ | *veselaja |
Derived terms
edit- *veselьje (“joy, happiness”)
Descendants
edit- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: vesel
Further reading
edit- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “веселый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress