веда

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vesti. In Modern Bulgarian, its function has been mostly supplanted by the causative водя (vodja).

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Verb

веда́ • (vedá) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ве́ждам)

1. (dated, transitive) to lead, to conduct

Conjugation

Derived terms

• въведа́ (vǎvedá), въве́ждам (vǎvéždam, “to introduce”)
• доведа́ (dovedá), дове́ждам (dovéždam, “to carry, to fetch”)
• изведа́ (izvedá), изве́ждам (izvéždam, “to bring out”)
• заведа́ (zavedá), заве́ждам (zavéždam, “to lead up to”)
• наведа́ (navedá), наве́ждам (navéždam, “to bow, to direct downwards”)
• оведа́ (ovedá), ове́ждам (ovéždam, “to divert away from”)
• отведа́ (otvedá), отве́ждам (otvéždam, “to divert away from”)
• поведа́ (povedá), пове́ждам (povéždam, “to take a lead, to conduct”)
  • проповеда́ (propovedá), пропове́ждам (propovéždam, “to preach”)
• преведа́ (prevedá), преве́ждам (prevéždam, “to translate”)
• проведа́ (provedá), прове́ждам (provéždam, “to carry out, to transit”)
• приведа́ (privedá), приве́ждам (privéždam, “to bring in”)
• разведа́ (razvedá), разве́ждам (razvéždam, “to divorce”)
• сведа́ (svedá), све́ждам (svéždam, “to narrow down, to reduce”)

Related terms

• водя (vodja, “to conduct”)
• вадя (vadja, “to draw”)

References

• веда̀ in Речник на българския език
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вeда̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 126

Etymology 2

Deverbal of Proto-Slavic *věděti (“to know, to wit”). Equivalent to Old Church Slavonic вѣдь (vědĭ, “knowledge”) + +‎ -а (-a).

Compare ве́щица (véštica), Russian ве́дьма (védʹma).

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Noun

ве́да • (véda) f

1. (dialectal) malevolent female mythical creature, witch, ghost

   Synonym: вещица (veštica)

2. (dialectal) lightning, flash

Declension

Related terms

• видя (vidja), виждам (viždam, “to see, to observe”)
• ведие (vedie, “knowledge, information”)
• ведом (vedom, “aware”)
  • осведомен (osvedomen, “informed”)
• вещ (vešt, “adept, knowledgeable”)
• свидетел (svidetel), arch. сведок (svedok, “witness”)

References

• вѐда in Речник на българския език
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вѐда̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 126

Anagrams

• дева (deva), едва (edva)

Ingush

Etymology

Akin to Chechen воьда (vöda).

Adjective

веда • (veda)

1. flat

Macedonian

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Noun

веда • (veda) f (plural веди)

1. lightning, flash
2. a type of malevolent female mythical creature

Russian

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेद (veda).

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Noun

ве́да • (véda) f inan (genitive ве́ды, nominative plural ве́ды, genitive plural вед)

1. Veda

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेद (veda).

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Noun

ве́да • (véda) f inan (genitive ве́ди, nominative plural ве́ди, genitive plural вед)

1. Veda

Declension

References

• “веда”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “веда”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries