wesele

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English weosule; from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɛːzəl(ə)/

Adjective

wesele

  1. weasel, polecat
  2. A meal made of a pig or a capon stuffed with pork mince.

Descendants
  • English: weasal
  • Scots: wasyll, weazell, waesel, quhasill

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wesele, wesiele, wiesele, wiesiele, from Proto-Slavic *veselьje. By surface analysis, wesoły +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛˈsɛ.lɛ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɛ
  • Syllabification: we‧se‧le

Noun

wesele n (augmentative weselisko)

  1. wedding reception (“festivities accompanying a marriage ceremony”)
    Synonyms: gody, przyjęcie weselne
  2. (archaic) mirth
    Synonyms: radość, wesołość

Declension
Declension of wesele
singular plural
nominative wesele wesela
genitive wesela wesel
dative weselu weselom
accusative wesele wesela
instrumental weselem weselami
locative weselu weselach
vocative wesele wesela

Derived terms

Further reading
  • wesele in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wesele in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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