Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/veselъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéselas, from *h₁wés- (“good”) + *-elъ. Akin to u-stem *h₁wésus (“good”) (see there for further descendants). An example of archaic Caland derivation which operated in early Proto-Indo-European.
Adjective
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *veselъ | *vesela | *veselo |
| genitive | *vesela | *vesely | *vesela |
| dative | *veselu | *veselě | *veselu |
| accusative | *veselъ | *veselǫ | *veselo |
| instrumental | *veselomь | *veselojǫ | *veselomь |
| locative | *veselě | *veselě | *veselě |
| vocative | *vesele | *veselo | *veselo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *vesela | *veselě | *veselě |
| genitive | *veselu | *veselu | *veselu |
| dative | *veseloma | *veselama | *veseloma |
| accusative | *vesela | *veselě | *veselě |
| instrumental | *veseloma | *veselama | *veseloma |
| locative | *veselu | *veselu | *veselu |
| vocative | *vesela | *veselě | *veselě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *veseli | *vesely | *vesela |
| genitive | *veselъ | *veselъ | *veselъ |
| dative | *veselomъ | *veselamъ | *veselomъ |
| accusative | *vesely | *vesely | *vesela |
| instrumental | *vesely | *veselami | *vesely |
| locative | *veselěxъ | *veselaxъ | *veselěxъ |
| vocative | *veseli | *vesely | *vesela |
Derived terms
- *veselьje (“joy, happiness”)
- *veselostь (abstract noun)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: vesel
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “veselъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c munter (SA 157; PR 138)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “vesel”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *vȅselъ”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “веселый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress