veselý

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech veselý, from Proto-Slavic *veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéselas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus.

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Adjective

veselý (comparative veselejší, superlative nejveselejší, adverb vesele)

  1. funny
  2. merry, jolly
    Synonyms: šťastný, radostný
    Antonym: smutný
    Veselé Vánoce, strýčku Skrblíku!Merry Christmas, uncle Scrooge!

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Further reading

  • veselý”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • veselý”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • veselý”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)