вода

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Bulgarian

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Church Slavonic вода (voda), from Proto-Slavic *voda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key):
    • Audio; вода́ (vodá):(file)
    • IPA(key): (Western dialects)

    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
      соле́на вода́soléna 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.

    Declension

    Declension of вода́, во́да
    singular plural
    indefinite вода́, во́да1
    vodá, vóda1
    води́, во́ди1
    vodí, vódi1
    definite вода́та, во́дата1
    vodáta, vódata1
    води́те, во́дите1
    vodíte, vódite1
    vocative form во́до
    vódo
    води́, во́ди1
    vodí, vódi1

    1Dialectal.

    Derived terms

    References

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

    Carpathian Rusyn

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    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)

      Declension

      Declension of вода
      singular plural
      indefinite вода (voda) води (vodi)
      definite unspecified водата (vodata) водите (vodite)
      definite proximal водава (vodava) водиве (vodive)
      definite distal водана (vodana) водине (vodine)
      vocative водо (vodo) води (vodi)
      collective водје (vodje)
      воѓе (voǵe)

      Derived terms

      nouns
      adjectives
      adverbs
      verbs

      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) (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

        Declension

        Declension of вода (hard a-stem)
        singular dual plural
        nominative вода
        voda
        водѣ
        vodě
        водꙑ
        vody
        genitive водꙑ
        vody
        водоу
        vodu
        водъ
        vodŭ
        dative водѣ
        vodě
        водама
        vodama
        водамъ
        vodamŭ
        accusative водѫ
        vodǫ
        водѣ
        vodě
        водꙑ
        vody
        instrumental водоѭ
        vodojǫ
        водама
        vodama
        водами
        vodami
        locative водѣ
        vodě
        водоу
        vodu
        водахъ
        vodaxŭ
        vocative водо
        vodo
        водѣ
        vodě
        водꙑ
        vody

        Descendants

        • Bulgarian: вода́ (vodá)
        • Macedonian: во́да (vóda)

        Old East Slavic

        Etymology

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

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /ʋɔˈdɑ//ʋɔˈda//ʋɔˈda/
          • (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

          Declension

          Declension of вода (hard a-stem)
          singular dual plural
          nominative вода
          voda
          водѣ
          vodě
          водꙑ
          vody
          genitive водꙑ
          vody
          воду
          vodu
          водъ
          vodŭ
          dative водѣ
          vodě
          водама
          vodama
          водамъ
          vodamŭ
          accusative водѫ
          vodǫ
          водѣ
          vodě
          водꙑ
          vody
          instrumental водоѭ
          vodojǫ
          водама
          vodama
          водами
          vodami
          locative водѣ
          vodě
          воду
          vodu
          водахъ
          vodaxŭ
          vocative водо
          vodo
          водѣ
          vodě
          водꙑ
          vody

          Descendants

          References

          • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “вода”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 276
          • Zaliznyak, Andrey A. (2019) “вода́”, in Древнерусское ударение: Общие сведения и словарь (in Russian), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Moscow: Publishing House “YASK”, →DOI, →ISBN, page 174

          Old Novgorodian

          Etymology

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

          Noun

          вода (vodaf

          1. water

          Old Ruthenian

          Etymology

          From Old East Slavic вода (voda), from Proto-Slavic *voda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

          Noun

          вода́ (vodáf inan

          1. water

          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

          Declension

          Declension of вода
          singular plural
          nominative вода (voda) води (vodi)
          genitive води (vodi) водох (vodox)
          dative води (vodi) водом (vodom)
          accusative воду (vodu) води (vodi)
          instrumental воду (vodu) водами (vodami)
          locative води (vodi) водох (vodox)
          vocative вода (voda) води (vodi)

          References

          Russian

          Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
          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.
            Declension
            Derived terms

            Adjectives

            Compound Adjectives

            Verbs

            Idioms

            Proper Nouns

            Nouns

            References

            • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вода”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
            • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “вода”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 159

            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

              • IPA(key): /ʋǒda/
              • Audio:(file)
              • Hyphenation: во‧да

              Noun

              во̀да f (Latin spelling vòda)

              1. water (H2O)

              Declension

              Declension of вода
              singular plural
              nominative во̀да во̏де
              genitive во̀де во́да̄
              dative води водама
              accusative воду воде
              vocative водо воде
              locative води водама
              instrumental водом водама

              Further reading

              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

              Declension

              Declension of вода́
              (inan hard fem-form accent-d')
              singular plural
              nominative вода́
              vodá
              во́ди
              vódy
              genitive води́
              vodý
              вод
              vod
              dative воді́
              vodí
              во́дам
              vódam
              accusative во́ду
              vódu
              во́ди
              vódy
              instrumental водо́ю
              vodóju
              во́дами
              vódamy
              locative воді́
              vodí
              во́дах
              vódax
              vocative во́до
              vódo
              во́ди
              vódy

              References