Велес

See also: велес

Macedonian

Богот Велес

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvɛlɛs]
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Proper noun

Велес • (Veles) m (related adjective велешки)

Veles (a city in North Macedonia)

Derived terms

велешанец m (velešanec), велешанка f (velešanka)

Proper noun

Велес • (Veles) m

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

Alternative forms

Волос m (Volos)

Russian

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): [ˈvʲelʲɪs]
IPA^(key): [vʲɪˈlʲes]

Proper noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of Ве́лес, Веле́с (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Ве́лес, Веле́с Véles, Velés	Ве́лесы, Веле́сы Vélesy, Velésy
genitive	Ве́леса, Веле́са Vélesa, Velésa	Ве́лесов, Веле́сов Vélesov, Velésov
dative	Ве́лесу, Веле́су Vélesu, Velésu	Ве́лесам, Веле́сам Vélesam, Velésam
accusative	Ве́леса, Веле́са Vélesa, Velésa	Ве́лесов, Веле́сов Vélesov, Velésov
instrumental	Ве́лесом, Веле́сом Vélesom, Velésom	Ве́лесами, Веле́сами Vélesami, Velésami
prepositional	Ве́лесе, Веле́се Vélese, Velése	Ве́лесах, Веле́сах Vélesax, Velésax

References

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

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