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]

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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