вода

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Pronunciation

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Noun

вода́ or во́да (vodá or vódaf (relational adjective во́ден, diminutive води́ца or води́чка)

  1. water, aqua
    пря́сна вода́prjásna vodáfresh water
    би́стра вода́bístra vodáclear water
    сла́дка вода́sládka vodáfreshwater
    бра́кична вода́brákična vodábrackish water
    со́лена вода́sólena vodáseawater
  2. (collective) body of water
    Synonyms: водое́м (vodoém), ва́па (vápa)

Usage notes

In dialects with free accent, the secondary form во́да (vóda) is used only in the role of grammatical object. Technically, it reflects the archaic mobile accentuation of acc. *vȍdǫ.

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References

  • вода”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • вода”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Noun

вода (voda)

  1. water

Further reading

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Pronunciation

Noun

во́да (vódaf (plural во́ди, relational adjective во́ден, diminutive во́дичка or во́дица, augmentative во́диште)

  1. water (H2O)

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References

  • вода” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
  • Koneski, Kiril (1999) “вода”, in Правописен речник на македонскиот литературен јазик (Pravopisen rečnik na makedonskiot literaturen jazik) [Orthographic Dictionary of the Macedonian literary language] (in Macedonian), "Prosvetno delo", pages 48, 49

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Noun

вода (vodaf

  1. water

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Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vodà. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic вода (voda) and Old Polish woda.

Pronunciation

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ʋɔˈdɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ʋɔˈda/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ʋɔˈda/
  • Hyphenation: во‧да

Noun

вода (vodaf (related adjective водьнъ)

  1. water

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Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: вода́ (vodá)
  • Russian: вода́ (vodá)

References

vol=1 Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893–1912) “вода”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak voda, from Proto-Slavic *voda. Cognates include Slovak voda and Carpathian Rusyn вода́ (vodá).

Pronunciation

Noun

вода (vodaf (diminutive водичка or водица, related adjective водов or водови)

  1. water
  2. flood, deluge

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References

Russian

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Wikipedia ru

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic вода (voda), from Proto-Slavic *voda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Cognates include Sanskrit उद्र (udra), Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr)English hydro-, English whisky and water.

Pronunciation

Noun

вода́ (vodáf inan (genitive воды́, nominative plural во́ды, genitive plural вод, relational adjective водяно́й or во́дный, diminutive води́чка or води́ца)

  1. water
    на воде́ и на су́шеna vodé i na súšeby sea and by land
    лезть/поле́зть в во́дуleztʹ/poléztʹ v vóduto get into the water
    стака́н воды́stakán vodýglass of water
    боло́тная вода́bolótnaja vodástagnant water
    спуск воды́ из туале́тного бачка́spusk vodý iz tualétnovo bačkáflushing the toilet
    под водо́йpod vodójunderwater
  2. soft drink, soda
    со́ки и во́дыsóki i vódyjuices and sodas
  3. (Northern Russia) tide
    ма́лая вода́málaja vodálow tide
  4. (figuratively) watery prose, fluff
    Места́ми интере́сно, а всё остально́евода́.
    Mestámi interésno, a vsjo ostalʹnóje — vodá.
    Interesting in some places, but the rest is fluff.
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Etymology 2

From води́ть (vodítʹ) +‎ (-a). Compare воево́да (vojevóda).

Pronunciation

Noun

во́да (vódam anim or f anim (genitive во́ды, nominative plural во́ды, genitive plural вод)

  1. it (the person who chases the other players in tag and similar games)

Further reading

  • вода in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: во‧да

Noun

во̀да f (Latin spelling vòda)

  1. water (H2O)

Declension

Further reading

  • вода” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Pronunciation

Noun

вода́ (vodáf inan (genitive води́, nominative plural во́ди, genitive plural вод, relational adjective водяни́й or во́дний, diminutive води́ця or води́чка)

  1. water

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