Велес

See also: велес

Macedonian
Богот Велес

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛlɛs]
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Велес • (Veles) m (relational adjective велешки)

  1. Veles (a city in North Macedonia)

Derived terms

Proper noun

Велес • (Veles) m

  1. (Slavic mythology) Veles (god of the fertile earth, livestock, waters, and the underworld)

Alternative forms

See also
  • Свети Василиј m (Sveti Vasilij)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic Велесъ (Velesŭ). Likely cognate with вели́кий (velíkij) (compare бе́лый (bélyj) → беле́сый (belésyj)), thus ultimately deriving from Proto-Slavic *velьjь (“great”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲelʲɪs]
  • IPA(key): [vʲɪˈlʲes]

Proper noun

Ве́лес or Веле́с • (Véles or Velés) m anim (genitive Ве́леса or Веле́са, nominative plural Ве́лесы or Веле́сы, genitive plural Ве́лесов or Веле́сов)

  1. (Slavic mythology) Veles (god of earth, livestock, and the underworld)

Declension
Declension of Ве́лес, Веле́с (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative Ве́лес, Веле́с
Véles, Velés		 Ве́лесы, Веле́сы
Vélesy, Velésy
genitive Ве́леса, Веле́са
Vélesa, Velésa		 Ве́лесов, Веле́сов
Vélesov, Velésov
dative Ве́лесу, Веле́су
Vélesu, Velésu		 Ве́лесам, Веле́сам
Vélesam, Velésam
accusative Ве́леса, Веле́са
Vélesa, Velésa		 Ве́лесов, Веле́сов
Vélesov, Velésov
instrumental Ве́лесом, Веле́сом
Vélesom, Velésom		 Ве́лесами, Веле́сами
Vélesami, Velésami
prepositional Ве́лесе, Веле́се
Vélese, Velése		 Ве́лесах, Веле́сах
Vélesax, Velésax

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Велес”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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