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Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English weosule; from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛːzəl(ə)/, /ˈwæːzəl(ə)/, /ˈwɛzəl(ə)/
Noun
wesele (plural weseles)
- weasel, polecat
- A meal made of a pig or capon stuffed with pork mince.
Descendants
References
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish wesele, wesiele, wiesele, wiesiele, from Proto-Slavic *veselьje. By surface analysis, wesoły + -ie.
Pronunciation
Noun
wesele n (augmentative weselisko, related adjective weselny)
- wedding reception (festivities accompanying a marriage ceremony)
- Synonyms: gody, przyjęcie weselne, (dialectal) wesoło
- (archaic) merriment, mirth (emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter)
- Synonyms: radość, wesołość
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Further reading
- wesele in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wesele in Polish dictionaries at PWN