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Bulgarian
Etymology
Neuter of Proto-Slavic *vьśь (“all”), from an earlier *vьxо (prior to Slavic third palatalization).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
все • (vse)
- (obsolete, dialectal) neuter singular of вси (vsi): entire, whole
Adverb
все́ • (vsé) (not comparable)
- every, any
- все ми се ще да ... ― vse mi se šte da ... ― I have always wanted to ...
- все тая ― vse taja ― anyway
- все така ― vse taka ― all the same
- все пак ― vse pak ― still, though, after all
- even + comparative adverb (for emphasis)
- все повече ― vse poveče ― even more
- все по-добре ― vse po-dobre ― even better
- as, someway + pronoun (for emphasis)
- все едно ― vse edno ― the same as, as if
- все някога ― vse njakoga ― at some point in time
- все някъде ― vse njakǎde ― at some point in space
- все някак ― vse njakak ― somehow
Derived terms
- все- (vse-, “all”) (prefix)
- всяк (vsjak), всеки (vseki), всякой (vsjakoj, “each”)
- всички (vsički, “each and every, all”)
- всинки (vsinki, “each and every, all”)
- всинца pl (vsinca, “all, everybody”)
- вся́как (vsjákak, “anyhow”)
- всякаш (vsjakaš, “anyhow, by any means, as if”)
- вся́какъв (vsjákakǎv, “of any type”)
- вся́къде (vsjákǎde, “anywhere”)
- всегда́ (vsegdá, “everywhere”)
- вся́кога (vsjákoga, “always”)
- вси pl (vsi, “all”) (poetic)
- съвсем (sǎvsem, “at all, entirely”)
References
- “все”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “все”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 194
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вси, вса, все”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 195
Anagrams
Russian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Determiner
все • (vse) pl
- nominative plural of весь (vesʹ)
- Не все соба́ки лю́бят пла́вать. ― Ne vse sobáki ljúbjat plávatʹ. ― Not all dogs enjoy swimming.
- inanimate accusative plural of весь (vesʹ)
- Я хочу́ все игру́шки в э́том магази́не. ― Ja xočú vse igrúški v étom magazíne. ― I want all the toys in this shop.
Pronoun
все • (vse) pl
- nominative plural of весь (vesʹ)
- Мне нра́вятся не́которые, но не все. ― Mne nrávjatsja nékotoryje, no ne vse. ― I like some, but not all.
- inanimate accusative plural of весь (vesʹ)
- Я хочу́ не то́лько не́которые игру́шки. Я хочу́ все. ― Ja xočú ne tólʹko nékotoryje igrúški. Ja xočú vse. ― I don't want just some of the toys. I want all.
Adverb
все • (vse) pl
- nominative plural of весь (vesʹ)
- inanimate accusative plural of весь (vesʹ)
Predicative
все • (vse) pl
- nominative plural of весь (vesʹ)
Pronoun
все • (vse) anim pl
- everyone, everybody
- Тепе́рь все зна́ют её секре́т. ― Tepérʹ vse znájut jejó sekrét. ― Now everyone knows her secret.
- (in the genitive case) used after comparatives of adjectives or adverbs as one way to form the superlative when talking about people; than anyone
- Synonyms: (usually when talking about non-people) всего́ (vsevó), (with adjectives or adverbs; placed in front) наибо́лее (naibóleje), (with adjectives; placed in front) са́мый (sámyj)
- лу́чше всех ― lúčše vsex ― best (literally, “better than everyone”) (genitive case is one way to indicate an object of comparison)
- Том бе́гает быстре́е всех. ― Tom bégajet bystréje vsex. ― Tom runs the fastest. (literally, “Tom runs faster than everyone.”)
Declension
Declension of все
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plural
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nominative
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все́ vsé
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genitive
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все́х vséx
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dative
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все́м vsém
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accusative
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все́х vséx
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instrumental
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все́ми vsémi
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prepositional
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все́х vséx
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Determiner
все • (vsjo)
- Alternative spelling of всё (vsjo)
Pronoun
все • (vsjo)
- Alternative spelling of всё (vsjo)
Adverb
все • (vsjo)
- Alternative spelling of всё (vsjo)
Predicative
все • (vsjo)
- Alternative spelling of всё (vsjo)
Pronoun
все • (vsjo)
- Alternative spelling of всё (vsjo); everything
Adverb
все • (vsjo)
- Alternative spelling of всё (vsjo)
Interjection
все • (vsjo)
- Alternative spelling of всё (vsjo)
Ukrainian
- усе́ (usé) (after consonants or at the beginning of a clause)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
все • (vse)
- nominative/accusative neuter singular of весь (vesʹ)
Adverb
все • (vse)
- all, everything
Usage notes
- The forms все (vse) (used after vowels) and усе́ (usé) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
References