Weles

Polish

Alternative forms

• Wołos

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old East Slavic Велесъ (Velesŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Velesъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.lɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɛlɛs
• Syllabification: We‧les

Proper noun

Weles m pers

1. (Slavic mythology) Veles (god of the fertile earth, livestock, waters, and the underworld, often portrayed as a chimera)

Declension

Declension of Weles

	singular
nominative	Weles
genitive	Welesa
dative	Welesowi
accusative	Welesa
instrumental	Welesem
locative	Welesie
vocative	Welesie

Further reading

• Weles in Polish dictionaries at PWN