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]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛliɛ
• Syllabification^(key): ве‧се‧ли‧е
• Hyphenation^(key): ве‧се‧лие

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic весельѥ (veselĭje).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛˈsɛli(j)ɛ]
• Hyphenation: ве‧се‧ли‧е

Noun

веселие • (veselie) n (plural веселија)

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

Declension

Declension of веселие

	singular	plural
indefinite	веселие (veselie)	веселија (veselija)
definite unspecified	веселието (veselieto)	веселијата (veselijata)
definite proximal	веселиево (veselievo)	веселијава (veselijava)
definite distal	веселиено (veselieno)	веселијана (veselijana)
vocative	веселие (veselie)	веселија (veselija)

Further reading

• “веселие” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu