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Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *veselьje.
Pronunciation
Noun
весе́лье • (vesélʹje) n inan (genitive весе́лья, nominative plural весе́лья, genitive plural весе́лий)
- joy, fun, merriment
1905, Фёдор Сологуб , chapter XVI, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:Весёлые, наря́дные, зво́нко-щебе́чущие, окружи́ли они́ его́ бу́йною вью́гою весе́лья, — и ему́ сра́зу ста́ло прия́тно и легко́ с ни́ми.- Vesjólyje, narjádnyje, zvónko-ščebéčuščije, okružíli oní jevó bújnoju vʹjúgoju vesélʹja, — i jemú srázu stálo prijátno i lexkó s ními.
- Gay, well-dressed, chattering, they surrounded him with a noisy, impetuous gaiety—and he at once felt at ease with them and quite happy.
Declension