весло

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic весло (veslo), from Proto-Slavic *veslo. Synchronically, an instrumental noun of obsolete веза́ (vezá) (older form of causative во́зя (vózja, “to carry”)) +‎ -сло (-slo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛˈsɫɔ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

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• Rhymes: -ɫɔ
• Syllabification^(key): ве‧сло
• Hyphenation^(key): вес‧ло

Noun

весло́ • (vesló) n

1. oar, paddle

Declension

Declension of весло́

	singular	plural
indefinite	весло́ vesló	весла́ veslá
definite	весло́то veslóto	весла́та vesláta

Derived terms

nouns

• (agent nouns) весла́р m (veslár), весла́рка f (veslárka)
• веслец (veslec) (diminutive)

Related terms

nouns

• (dialectal) ве́сла (vésla, “rudder”)

References

• “весло”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “весло”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “весло”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “весло”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 137

Further reading

• Nayden Gerov (1895), “весло́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 120
• “весло”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *veslo (“oar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛsɫɔ]

Noun

весло • (veslo) n

1. oar, paddle

Declension

Declension of весло

	singular	plural
indefinite	весло (veslo)	весла (vesla)
definite unspecified	веслото (vesloto)	веслата (veslata)
definite proximal	веслово (veslovo)	веслава (veslava)
definite distal	веслоно (veslono)	веслана (veslana)
vocative	весло (veslo)	весла (vesla)

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *veslo.

Noun

весло • (veslo) n

1. oar

Declension

Declension of весло (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	весло (veslo)	веслѣ (veslě)	весла (vesla)
genitive	весла (vesla)	веслоу (veslu)	веслъ (veslŭ)
dative	веслоу (veslu)	веслома (vesloma)	весломъ (veslomŭ)
accusative	весло (veslo)	веслѣ (veslě)	весла (vesla)
instrumental	весломъ (veslomŭ)	веслома (vesloma)	веслꙑ (vesly)
locative	веслѣ (veslě)	веслоу (veslu)	веслѣхъ (veslěxŭ)
vocative	весло (veslo)	веслѣ (veslě)	весла (vesla)

Russian

Вёсла.

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic весло (veslo), from Proto-Slavic *veslo (“oar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲɪsˈɫo]

• Audio:

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Noun

весло́ • (vesló) n inan (genitive весла́, nominative plural вёсла, genitive plural вёсел, relational adjective вёсельный)

1. oar, paddle, scull
2. (criminal slang) spoon
3. (slang) rifle, especially a sniper rifle (which looks like an oar)
4. (botany) ala (side petal)

Declension

Declension of весло́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	весло́ vesló	вёсла vjósla
genitive	весла́ veslá	вёсел vjósel
dative	веслу́ veslú	вёслам vjóslam
accusative	весло́ vesló	вёсла vjósla
instrumental	весло́м veslóm	вёслами vjóslami
prepositional	весле́ veslé	вёслах vjóslax

Pre-reform declension of весло́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	весло́ vesló	вёсла vjósla
genitive	весла́ veslá	вёселъ vjósel
dative	веслу́ veslú	вёсламъ vjóslam
accusative	весло́ vesló	вёсла vjósla
instrumental	весло́мъ veslóm	вёслами vjóslami
prepositional	веслѣ́ veslě́	вёслахъ vjóslax

Derived terms

Compound words:

• двувесёлка (dvuvesjólka)
• веслоно́гий (veslonógij)

Compounds:

• суши́ть вёсла impf (sušítʹ vjósla)

Related terms

• вести́ impf (vestí)

References

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

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “весло”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *veslo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋěslo/
• Hyphenation: ве‧сло

Noun

вѐсло n (Latin spelling vèslo)

1. oar

Declension

Declension of весло

	singular	plural
nominative	вѐсло	весла
genitive	весла	веса́ла̄
dative	веслу	веслима
accusative	весло	весла
vocative	весло	весла
locative	веслу	веслима
instrumental	веслом	веслима

Further reading

• “весло”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Ukrainian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *veslo

Old East Slavic весло (veslo)

Middle Ukrainian весло (veslo)

Ukrainian весло

Inherited from Middle Ukrainian весло (veslo), from Old East Slavic весло (veslo), from Proto-Slavic *veslo (“oar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋesˈɫɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

весло́ • (vesló) n inan (genitive весла́, nominative plural ве́сла, genitive plural ве́сел)

1. oar, paddle, scull

Declension

Declension of весло́
(inan hard neut-form accent-d reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	весло́ vesló	ве́сла vésla
genitive	весла́ veslá	ве́сел vésel
dative	веслу́ veslú	ве́слам véslam
accusative	весло́ vesló	ве́сла vésla
instrumental	весло́м veslóm	ве́слами véslamy
locative	веслі́ veslí	ве́слах véslax
vocative	весло́ vesló	ве́сла vésla

Derived terms

• веслови́й (veslovýj)
• веслува́льний (vesluválʹnyj)
• веслува́льник m (vesluválʹnyk), веслува́льниця f (vesluválʹnycja)
• веслува́ння n (vesluvánnja)
• веслува́ти impf (vesluváty)
• весля́р m (vesljár)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “весло”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “весло”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Наукова думка, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “весло”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “весло”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “весло”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “весло”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “весло”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]