веселие

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic весельѥ (veselĭje); cognate with Russian весе́лье (vesélʹje). Morphologically, an abstract noun from весе́л (vesél, “happy, joyful”) +‎ -ие (-ie).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vɛˈsɛliɛ]
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Noun

весе́лие • (vesélie) n

  1. fun, joy, happiness
  2. glee, mirth, merry celebration

Declension
Declension of весе́лие
singular plural
indefinite весе́лие
vesélie		 весе́лия
vesélija
definite весе́лието
vesélieto		 весе́лията
vesélijata

References
  • “веселие”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “веселие”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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