Велес

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Богот Велес

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Proper noun

Велес (Velesm (relational adjective велешки)

  1. Veles (a city in North Macedonia)

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Proper noun

Велес (Velesm

  1. (Slavic mythology) Veles (god of the fertile earth, livestock, waters, and the underworld)

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic Велесъ (Velesŭ). Likely cognate with вели́кий (velíkij) (compare бе́лый (bélyj)беле́сый (belésyj)), thus ultimately deriving from Proto-Slavic *velьjь (great).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ве́лес or Веле́с (Véles or Velésm anim (genitive Ве́леса or Веле́са, nominative plural Ве́лесы or Веле́сы, genitive plural Ве́лесов or Веле́сов)

  1. (Slavic mythology) Veles (god of earth, livestock, and the underworld)

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Велес”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress