велї

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak *velí, from Proto-Slavic *velьjь. Cognates include Old Czech velí and Polish wiele.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛʎi]
• Rhymes: -ɛʎi
• Hyphenation: ве‧лї

Numeral

велї (velji) m (feminine веля, neuter велє)

1. (indefinite) many

   велї людзе ― velji ljudze ― many people

Usage notes

• Chiefly used in the plural.

Declension

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

adjectives

• велїки (veljiki)
• вельки (velʹki)

 

adverbs

• вельо (velʹo)

 

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “велї”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “many”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 173