весёлый

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪˈsʲɵɫɨj]
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéselas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus.

Adjective

весёлый • (vesjólyj) (comparative (по)веселе́е or (по)веселе́й, superlative веселе́йший, adverb ве́село, diminutive весёленький, augmentative веселю́щий)

  1. merry, cheerful, happy, convivial, gleeful, lighthearted
    Synonyms: смешли́вый (smešlívyj, prone to laugh), ра́достный (rádostnyj, joyful)
  2. funny
Declension
Descendants
  • Ingrian: vesselä
  • Yakut: бэһиэлэй (behieley)

Noun

весёлый • (vesjólyj) m inan (genitive весёлого, nominative plural весёлые, genitive plural весёлых)

  1. (railway slang) post and baggage train
Declension
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