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Russian
Etymology
весёлый (vesjólyj) + -енький (-enʹkij)
Pronunciation
Adjective
весёленький • (vesjólenʹkij) (no comparative)
- (colloquial) endearing diminutive of весёлый (vesjólyj, “cheerful, merry; funny”)
1846, Фёдор Достоевский , “Апреля 8.”, in Бедные люди; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Poor People, 1914:А вот куда́ э́то вы у́тром ходи́ли сего́дня, Варва́ра Алексе́евна? Я ещё и в до́лжность не сбира́лся, а вы, уж по́длинно как пта́шка весе́нняя, порхну́ли из ко́мнаты и по двору́ прошли́ така́я весёленькая.- A vot kudá éto vy útrom xodíli sevódnja, Varvára Alekséjevna? Ja ješčó i v dólžnostʹ ne sbirálsja, a vy, už pódlinno kak ptáška vesénnjaja, porxnúli iz kómnaty i po dvorú prošlí takája vesjólenʹkaja.
- Oh, where were you going this morning, Varvara Alexyevna? Before I had begun to get ready for the office, you flew out of your room exactly like a bird of the air and crossed the yard, looking so gay.
Declension
Declension of весёленький (no short forms)
Derived terms