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Komi-Zyrian
Etymology
Cognates include Komi-Permyak весь (veś) and Komi-Yazva весь (veś).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋeɕ/,
- Hyphenation: весь
Adverb
весь • (veś)
- in vain, for nothing
Derived terms
References
- A. I. Podorova, editor (1948), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], Syktyvkar: Коми Государственное Издательство, page 34
Old East Slavic
Noun
весь (vesĭ) f
- Alternative spelling of вьсь (vĭsĭ)
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьśь. Cognate with Sanskrit विश्व (viśva, “all”).
Determiner
весь • (vesʹ) m (feminine вся, neuter всё, plural все)
- (in the singular) all, the whole, all of, the whole of, the entire, the entirety of
- Synonym: це́лый (célyj)
- весь день ― vesʹ denʹ ― all day (long)
- весь мир ― vesʹ mir ― the whole world
- вся Москва́ ― vsja Moskvá ― all of Moscow
- всё предложе́ние ― vsjo predložénije ― the whole sentence
- по всему́ ми́ру / во всём ми́ре ― po vsemú míru / vo vsjom míre ― (all) around/across the world; all over the world (literally, “across the whole world / in the whole world”)
- Они́ съе́ли всю еду́. ― Oní sʺjéli vsju jedú. ― They ate all the food.
- (in the plural) all, all (of) (about discrete entities)
- Synonyms: все из (vse iz), вся́кий (vsjákij), ка́ждый (káždyj)
- все шко́лы в Росси́и ― vse škóly v Rossíi ― all schools in Russia
- все ингредие́нты ― vse ingredijénty ― all (of) the ingredients
- Мы обошли́ все магази́ны. ― My obošlí vse magazíny. ― We went to all the shops.
- (colloquial) Used to emphasise the size of a numerical figure, especially in estimates; no less than, no fewer than
- На вид ей мо́жно дать все со́рок (лет). ― Na vid jej móžno datʹ vse sórok (let). ― From her appearance, you could give her no fewer than forty years.
- До ближа́йшей дере́вни бы́ло все три́дцать киломе́тров. ― Do bližájšej derévni býlo vse trídcatʹ kilométrov. ― It was a whole thirty kilometres to the nearest village.
- Отсю́да до го́рода киломе́тров три́дцать пять, а то и все со́рок. ― Otsjúda do góroda kilométrov trídcatʹ pjatʹ, a to i vse sórok. ― From here to the city is thirty five kilometres, if not forty.
Derived terms
Related terms
Pronoun
весь • (vesʹ) m (feminine вся, neuter всё, plural все)
- (in the singular) all (of it), the whole (of it), the entirety (of it), (it) all
- Рэп мне нра́вится, но не весь. ― Rɛp mne nrávitsja, no ne vesʹ. ― I like rap, but not all of it.
- (in the plural) all (of them), every one (of them), (them) all
- Synonym: ка́ждый (káždyj)
- Мне нра́вятся не́которые, но не все. ― Mne nrávjatsja nékotoryje, no ne vse. ― I like some, but not all.
Derived terms
- все anim pl (vse, “everyone”)
- всё inan sg (vsjo, “everything”)
Adverb
весь • (vesʹ) m (feminine вся, neuter всё, plural все)
- (colloquial, with an adjective or в (v) + prepositional case) all (completely)
- Synonyms: по́лностью (pólnostʹju), соверше́нно (soveršénno), целико́м (celikóm)
- Он весь мо́крый. ― On vesʹ mókryj. ― He's all wet.
- Я вся в ожида́нии ле́та. ― Ja vsja v ožidánii léta. ― I'm all excited for summer.
- (colloquial, with в (v) + prepositional case) covered
- Она́ вся в синяка́х. ― Oná vsja v sinjakáx. ― She's covered in bruises.
- (colloquial, with в (v) + accusative case) just like, takes after (used to express a similarity in personality)
- Он весь в отца́. ― On vesʹ v otcá. ― He's just like his father. / He takes after his father.
Declension
Declension of весь
* Archaic.
Note: An old neuter plural form, вся (vsja) (not to be confused with the feminine nominative singular), exists in the expressions всё и вся (vsjo i vsja), все и вся (vse i vsja).
Pre-reform declension of весь
Derived terms
Predicative
весь • (vesʹ) m (feminine вся, neuter всё, plural все)
- (colloquial, dated, rare) run out, all gone
- Де́ньги все. ― Dénʹgi vse. ― We're out of money.
- Са́хар весь, на́до купи́ть ещё. ― Sáxar vesʹ, nádo kupítʹ ješčó. ― The sugar's run out, we need to buy some more.
- (colloquial, dated, rare, euphemistic, Tver Oblast) deceased
- Она́ вся. ― Oná vsja. ― She passed away.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьsь.
Noun
весь • (vesʹ) f inan (genitive ве́си, nominative plural ве́си, genitive plural ве́сей)
- (dated, rare) village
- Synonyms: дере́вня (derévnja), село́ (seló)
- по города́м и ве́сям ― po gorodám i vésjam ― everywhere (literally, “across cities and villages”)
Declension
Etymology 3
Compare وِيسُو (wīsū) and اِيسُو (īsū) in medieval Arabic sources.
Noun
весь • (vesʹ) f inan (genitive ве́си, uncountable)
- (history) Ves' (medieval Finnic tribe, ancestors of the Vepsians)
Declension
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singular
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| nominative
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ве́сь
vésʹ
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| genitive
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ве́си
vési
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| dative
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ве́си
vési
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| accusative
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ве́сь
vésʹ
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| instrumental
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ве́сью
vésʹju
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| prepositional
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ве́си
vési
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Etymology 4
Alternative forms
Verb
весь • (vesʹ)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of ве́сить (vésitʹ)
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
весь • (vesʹ)
- all, the whole
Declension
Declension of весь
1When used with prepositions.
Noun
весь • (vesʹ)
- (archaic) a village
Declension
Declension of весь (inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)
Synonyms
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