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Russian
Etymology
From вода́ (vodá) + -о- (-o-) + -ём (-jóm), combining form of имать (imatʹ, “to take, originally to have”) (compare 1sg. present е́млю (jémlju)).
Pronunciation
Noun
водоём • (vodojóm) m inan (genitive водоёма, nominative plural водоёмы, genitive plural водоёмов)
- water reservoir, basin, pond, body of water
Declension