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весь

Pronunciation: [vʲesʲ]

“весь” is a Russian word. Its 12 meanings in English:

determiner

  1. all, the whole, all of, the whole of, the entire, the entirety of
  2. all, all (of) (about discrete entities)
  3. Used to emphasise the size of a numerical figure, especially in estimates; no less than, no fewer than

pronoun

  1. all (of it), the whole (of it), the entirety (of it), (it) all
  2. all (of them), every one (of them), (them) all

adverb

  1. all (completely)
  2. covered
  3. just like, takes after (used to express a similarity in personality)

adjective

  1. run out, all gone
  2. deceased

noun

  1. village
  2. Ves' (medieval Finnic tribe, ancestors of the Vepsians)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вьсь (vĭsĭ), from Proto-Slavic *vьśь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wišas. Cognate with Sanskrit विश्व (viśva, “all”).

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