велик

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic великъ (velikŭ),[1] from Proto-Slavic *velikъ.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ik

Adjective

вели́к (velík)

  1. great, important
  2. great, enormous

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “велик”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 131

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velikъ.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ве‧лик

Adjective

велик (velik) (comparative повелик, superlative највелик, abstract noun величина or величество)

  1. great, important
  2. grand, enormous

Declension

Declension of велик
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite велик (velik) велика (velika) велико (veliko) велики (veliki)
definite unspecified великиот (velikiot) великата (velikata) великото (velikoto) великите (velikite)
definite proximal великиов (velikiov) великава (velikava) великово (velikovo) великиве (velikive)
definite distal великион (velikion) великана (velikana) великоно (velikono) великине (velikine)

References

  • велик” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

вели́к (velík)

  1. short masculine singular of вели́кий (velíkij)
  2. short masculine singular of большо́й (bolʹšój)

Adjective

вели́к (velík)

  1. too big; larger than necessary
    Э́ти сапоги́ мне велики́.
    Éti sapogí mne velikí.
    These boots are too big for me.
Declension

Etymology 2

From the first syllable of велосипе́д (velosipéd, bicycle) + -ик (-ik, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

ве́лик (vélikm inan (genitive ве́лика, nominative plural ве́лики, genitive plural ве́ликов)

  1. (colloquial) bicycle, bike
    Synonym: велосипе́д (velosipéd)
Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velikъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋělik/
  • Hyphenation: ве‧лик

Adjective

вѐлик (Latin spelling vèlik, definite вѐликӣ, comparative ве̏ћӣ)

  1. big

Declension

Further reading

  • велик”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024