весь

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьsь, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-.

Noun

весь (vesĭ) f

  1. village

Descendants

  • Russian весь (vesʹ) (dated), веслина (veslina) (dialectal), весца (vesca) (dialectal)

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲesʲ]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vьśь.

Pronoun

весь (vesʹ) (feminine вся, neuter всё, plural все)

  1. all, the whole, the whole of
    весь деньvesʹ denʹall day; all day long
    весь гря́зныйvesʹ grjáznyjdirty all over, all dirty
    весь в снегу́vesʹ v snegúcovered with snow
    всего́vsevóin all; altogether; sum total
    всего́ хоро́шегоvsevó xoróševoall the best; good luck
    лу́чше всего́lúčše vsevóbest of all
    во всём ми́реvo vsjóm míreall over the world
    и́зо всех силízo vsex silwith all one’s might
    по всей стране́po vsej stranéthroughout the country
    при всём томpri vsjóm tomfor all that
  2. everything, all
  3. everybody, everyone
Usage notes

весь (vesʹ) and its various forms can be used both as adjectives and as pronouns. As adjectives, the forms of весь (vesʹ) correspond roughly to the English adjectives all and every. When used as pronouns, все (vse) means everyone, and всё (vsjo) means everything or all. For example,

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Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *vьsь

Noun

весь (vesʹ) f inan (genitive ве́си, nominative plural ве́си, genitive plural весе́й)

  1. (dated, rare) village
    города́ и ве́си
    gorodá i vési
    cities and villages
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Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Verb

весь (vesʹ)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of ве́сить (vésitʹ)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • вве́сь (vvésʹ)
  • уве́сь (uvésʹ)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Determiner

весь (vesʹ)

  1. all, the whole

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