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Велес

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Macedonian

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Богот Велес

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛlɛs]
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Proper noun

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Велес (Velesm (relational adjective велешки)

  1. Veles (a city in North Macedonia)

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Велес (Velesm

  1. (Slavic mythology) Veles (god of the fertile earth, livestock, waters, and the underworld)

Alternative forms

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See also

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic Велесъ (Velesŭ). Likely cognate with вели́кий (velíkij) (compare бе́лый (bélyj)беле́сый (belésyj)), thus ultimately deriving from Proto-Slavic *velьjь (great).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ве́лес or Веле́с (Véles or Velésm anim (genitive Ве́леса or Веле́са, nominative plural Ве́лесы or Веле́сы, genitive plural Ве́лесов or Веле́сов)

  1. (Slavic mythology) Veles (god of earth, livestock, and the underworld)

Declension

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References

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