вода

See also: водя and Appendix:Variations of "voda"

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• удъ́ (udắ) — Moesian dialects

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō

Proto-Slavic *voda

Old Church Slavonic вода (voda)

Bulgarian вода

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic вода (voda), from Proto-Slavic *voda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [voˈda]

  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -da
• (Western dialects) IPA^(key): [ˈvɔdɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔdɐ
• Syllabification^(key): во‧да

Noun

вода́ or во́да • (vodá or vóda) f (relational adjective во́ден, diminutive води́ца or води́чка)

1. aqua, water (an inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam)

   пря́сна вода́ ― prjásna vodá ― fresh water

   би́стра вода́ ― bístra vodá ― clear water

   сла́дка вода́ ― sládka vodá ― freshwater

   бра́кична вода́ ― brákična vodá ― brackish water

   соле́на вода́ ― soléna vodá ― seawater

2. (collective) body of water

   Synonyms: водое́м (vodoém), ва́па (vápa)

3. (uncountable) water (as a medium, opposed to land)

   Antonym: су́ша (súša)

   Жи́ви същества́ населя́ват су́шата и вода́та.

   Žívi săštestvá naseljávat súšata i vodáta.

   Living creatures inhabit the land and the water.

4. (usually in the plural) waters (territorial; specific body of water)

   териториа́лни води́

   teritoriálni vodí

   territorial waters

5. solution, lotion, infusion, water (liquid extract)

   ро́зова вода́

   rózova vodá

   rose water

   йо́дна вода́

   jódna vodá

   iodine solution

6. (colloquial, medicine) fluid, effusion (accumulated in the body due to illness)

   И́ма вода́ в коля́ното.

   Íma vodá v koljánoto.

   He has fluid on the knee.

7. (figuratively) padding, verbiage, fluff (superfluous text or speech)

   Synonyms: бала́ст (balást), многосло́вие (mnogoslóvie)

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

• во́ден (vóden) (relative adjective)
  • водни́ст (vodníst, “watery”)
  • во́дност (vódnost, “water content”)
  • водня́к (vodnják, “water spirit, undine”) (mythological creature)
• водени́ца (vodeníca, “water mill”)
• во́дие (vódie) (obsolete)
  • безво́дие (bezvódie, “aridity, lack of water”)
  • малово́дие (malovódie, “shortage of water”)
  • многово́дие (mnogovódie, “excess of water”)
• во́дка (vódka, “vodka”)
• водня́ pf (vodnjá), водня́вам impf (vodnjávam, “to water”)
  • наводня́ pf (navodnjá), наводня́вам impf (navodnjávam, “to flood”)
  • отводня́ pf (otvodnjá), отводня́вам impf (otvodnjávam, “to drain, to remove water”)
  • приводня́ pf (privodnjá), приводня́вам impf (privodnjávam, “to water-land, to ditch /for airplane/”)
  • разводня́ pf (razvodnjá), разводня́вам impf (razvodnjávam, “to water down, to dilute”)
• водо- (vodo-)
  • водобо́й (vodobój, “dam, barrage”)
  • водово́з (vodovóz), водово́зка (vodovózka, “water bearer, carrier”)
  • водовърте́ж (vodovărtéž, “whirlpool”)
  • водода́й (vododáj), водода́йка (vododájka, “aquifer”)
  • водое́м (vodoém, “body of water”)
  • водола́з (vodoláz, “scubadiver”)
  • водоле́й (vodoléj, “aquarius, water bearer”)
  • водоливни́к (vodolivník, “aquifer”)
  • водолю́б (vodoljúb, “hydrophilic plant, material”)
  • водоме́р (vodomér, “water gauge”)
  • водоно́с (vodonós)
    • водоно́сец (vodonósec), водоно́ска (vodonóska, “water carrier”)
  • водопа́д (vodopád, “waterfall”)
  • водопо́й (vodopój, “pond, watering pool”)
  • водопро́вод (vodopróvod, “aqueduct, pipe”)
  • водора́сло (vodoráslo, “aquatic vegetation, algae”)
  • водоро́д (vodoród, “hydrogen”)
  • водосбо́р (vodosbór, “accumulation of water”)
  • водоснабдя́ване (vodosnabdjávane, “water supply”)
  • водосто́к (vodostók, “culvert, gutter”)
  • водохрани́лище (vodohranílište, “water storage”)

Related terms

• ва́да (váda, “brook, channel”)

References

• “вода”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
• “вода”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014
• “вода”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “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

Further reading

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вода”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 168
• Luka Kasǎrov (1899–1907), “234”, in Енциклопедически рѣчникъ [Encyclopaedic Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), Plovdiv: Книгоиздателство „Д. В. Манчовъ“, page 1 of 234-235
• Nayden Gerov (1895–1908), Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие."
• “вода”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔda]
• Rhymes: -ɔda
• Syllabification: во‧да

Noun

вода • (voda)

1. water

Further reading

• Kercha, Ihor (2012), Словник русько-русинськый: у 2 т. [Russian-Rusyn Dictionary: in 2 vols] (overall work in Russian and Carpathian Rusyn), Uzhhorod: PoliPrint

Macedonian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō

Proto-Slavic *voda

Macedonian вода

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔda]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: во‧да
• Rhymes: -ɔda

Noun

во́да • (vóda) f (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

• безводност f (bezvodnost)
• водар m (vodar)
• водарина f (vodarina)
• водарка f (vodarka)
• Воден m (Voden)
• воденик m (vodenik)
• воденица f (vodenica)
• воденичар m (vodeničar)
• воденичарка f (vodeničarka)
• Водици pl (Vodici)
• водичар m (vodičar)
• водичарка f (vodičarka)
• водовачка f (vodovačka)
• водовод m (vodovod)
• водоводџија m (vodovoddžija)
• водоводџика f (vodovoddžika)
• водоврат m (vodovrat)
• водоврик m (vodovrik)
• водоврика f (vodovrika)
• водовртеж m (vodovrtež)
• вододел m (vododel)
• вододелница f (vododelnica)
• водоземец m (vodozemec)
• водоинсталатер m (vodoinstalater)
• Водокрст m (Vodokrst)
• водолеец m (vodoleec)
• водолија f (vodolija)
• водомар m (vodomar)
• водомер m (vodomer)
• водоносец m (vodonosec)
• водоодвод m (vodoodvod)
• водоотпорност f (vodootpornost)
• водопад m (vodopad)
• водопиец m (vodopiec)
• водопој m (vodopoj)
• Водопост m (Vodopost)
• водород m (vodorod)
• водосвет m (vodosvet)
• водоскок m (vodoskok)
• водостој m (vodostoj)
• водостопанство n (vodostopanstvo)
• водотек m (vodotek)
• кисела вода f (kisela voda)
• крстена вода f (krstena voda)
• осветена вода f (osvetena voda)
• полноводност f (polnovodnost)
• света вода f (sveta voda)
• светена вода f (svetena voda)

adjectives

• безводен (bezvoden)
• воден (voden)
• воденест (vodenest)
• воденикав (vodenikav)
• водест (vodest)
• водичарски (vodičarski)
• водлест (vodlest)
• воднест (vodnest)
• водовричав (vodovričav)
• водовричен (vodovričen)
• водонепропустлив (vodonepropustliv)
• водоотпорен (vodootporen)
• водорамен (vodoramen)
• водорлив (vodorliv)
• водурлив (vodurliv)
• водурникав (vodurnikav)
• надводен (nadvoden)
• подводен (podvoden)
• полноводен (polnovoden)
• слатководен (slatkovoden)

adverbs

• водно (vodno)
• водоотпорно (vodootporno)
• водорамно (vodoramno)
• надводно (nadvodno)
• подводно (podvodno)

verbs

• водени (vodeni)
• водоснабдува (vodosnabduva)
• изводени (izvodeni)
• изводенува (izvodenuva)
• наводени (navodeni)
• наводенува (navodenuva)
• наводни (navodni)
• наводнува (navodnuva)

References

• “вода” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − 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

• ⰲⱁⰴⰰ (voda) — Glagolitic

Etymology

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

Noun

вода • (voda) f

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)

Further reading

• “вода”, in GORAZD [Old Church Slavonic Digital Hub], http://gorazd.org, 2016—2026

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. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ʋɔˈdɑ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ʋɔˈda/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ʋɔˈda/

• Hyphenation: во‧да

Noun

вода (voda) f (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

• Old Ruthenian: вода́ (vodá)
  • Belarusian: вада́ (vadá)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: вода́ (vodá)
  • Ukrainian: вода́ (vodá)
• Russian: вода́ (vodá)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “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]‎^[1] (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 [Old East Slavic accent: General Information and Dictionary]‎^[2] (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 • (voda) f

1. water

Declension

Declension of вода (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	вода voda	водѣ vodě	водѣ, водꙑ vodě, vody
genitive	водѣ vodě	воду vodu	водъ vodŭ
dative	водѣ vodě	водама vodama	водамъ vodamŭ
accusative	водѫ vodǫ	водѣ vodě	водѣ vodě
instrumental	водоѭ vodojǫ	водама vodama	водами vodami
locative	водѣ vodě	воду vodu	водахъ vodaxŭ
vocative	водо vodo	водѣ vodě	водѣ, водꙑ vodě, vody

Early Old Novgorodian declension (until c. 1225 CE), prior to the loss of yers.

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 • (vodá) f inan

1. water

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō

Proto-Slavic *voda

Old Slovak voda

Pannonian Rusyn вода

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔda]
• Rhymes: -ɔda
• Hyphenation: во‧да

Noun

вода (voda) f (diminutive водичка, relational adjective водови)

1. water
2. flood, deluge

Declension

Declension of вода (voda)

	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)

Related terms

nouns

• воденїца f (vodenjica)
• водица f (vodica)
• водонїк m (vodonjik)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “вода”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Russian

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō

Proto-Slavic *voda

Old East Slavic вода (voda)

Russian вода

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

• IPA^(key): [vɐˈda]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

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

1. water

   на воде́ и на су́ше ― na vodé i na súše ― by sea and by land

   лезть/поле́зть в во́ду ― leztʹ/poléztʹ v vódu ― to get into the water

   стака́н воды́ ― stakán vodý ― glass of water

   боло́тная вода́ ― bolótnaja vodá ― stagnant water

   спуск воды́ из туале́тного бачка́ ― spusk vodý iz tualétnovo bačká ― flushing the toilet

   под водо́й ― pod vodój ― underwater

   спусти́ть кора́бль на́ воду ― spustítʹ koráblʹ ná vodu ― to launch a vessel

2. soft drink, soda

   со́ки и во́ды ― sóki i vódy ― juices and sodas

3. (Northern Russia) tide

   ма́лая вода́ ― málaja vodá ― low tide

4. (figuratively) watery prose, fluff

   Места́ми интере́сно, а всё остально́е — вода́.

   Mestámi interésno, a vsjo ostalʹnóje — vodá.

   Interesting in some places, but the rest is fluff.

Declension

Declension of вода́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d′/f′) 

	singular	plural
nominative	вода́ vodá	во́ды vódy
genitive	воды́ vodý	во́д vód
dative	воде́ vodé	во́дам, вода́м* vódam, vodám*
accusative	во́ду vódu	во́ды vódy
instrumental	водо́й, водо́ю vodój, vodóju	во́дами, вода́ми* vódami, vodámi*
prepositional	воде́ vodé	во́дах, вода́х* vódax, vodáx*

^* Dated/Obsolete.

Pre-reform declension of вода́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d′/f′) 

	singular	plural
nominative	вода́ vodá	во́ды vódy
genitive	воды́ vodý	во́дъ vód
dative	водѣ́ vodě́	во́дамъ, вода́мъ* vódam, vodám*
accusative	во́ду vódu	во́ды vódy
instrumental	водо́й, водо́ю vodój, vodóju	во́дами, вода́ми* vódami, vodámi*
prepositional	водѣ́ vodě́	во́дахъ, вода́хъ* vódax, vodáx*

^* Dated/Obsolete.

Derived terms

Adjectives

• водяни́стый (vodjanístyj)
• водя́ный (vodjányj)

Compound Adjectives

• водо-водяно́й (vodo-vodjanój)
• водоёмкий (vodojómkij)
• водопрово́дный (vodoprovódnyj)
• водонапо́рный (vodonapórnyj)
• водоотта́лкивающий (vodoottálkivajuščij)
• водопла́вающий (vodoplávajuščij)
• водосто́йкий (vodostójkij)
• во́дно-солево́й (vódno-solevój)
• воднотра́нспортный (vodnotránsportnyj)
• глубоково́дный (glubokovódnyj)
• многово́дный (mnogovódnyj)
• подво́дный (podvódnyj)
• полново́дный (polnovódnyj)
• полуво́дный (poluvódnyj)
• пресново́дный (presnovódnyj)

Verbs

• наводня́ть impf (navodnjátʹ)
  • наводни́ть pf (navodnítʹ)

Idioms

• бу́ря в стака́не воды́ f (búrja v stakáne vodý)
• вы́вести на чи́стую воду pf (vývesti na čístuju vodu)
• вы́йти сухи́м из воды́ pf (výjti suxím iz vodý)
• как в во́ду ка́нуть pf (kak v vódu kánutʹ)
• не разле́й вода́ (ne razléj vodá)
• решето́м во́ду носи́ть (rešetóm vódu nosítʹ)
• седьма́я вода́ на киселе́ (sedʹmája vodá na kiselé)
• толо́чь во́ду в сту́пе (tolóčʹ vódu v stúpe)
• че́рпать во́ду решето́м (čérpatʹ vódu rešetóm)

Proper Nouns

• Минера́льные Во́ды f (Minerálʹnyje Vódy)

Nouns

• безво́дье n (bezvódʹje)
• во́дка f (vódka)
• во́дность f (vódnostʹ)
• во́дные лы́жи f (vódnyje lýži)
  • воднолы́жник m (vodnolýžnik), воднолы́жница f (vodnolýžnica)
  • воднолы́жный (vodnolýžnyj)
• водобоя́знь f (vodobojáznʹ)
• водово́з m (vodovóz)
  • водово́зный (vodovóznyj)
• водоворо́т m (vodovorót)
• водогре́й m (vodogréj)
  • водогре́йный (vodogréjnyj)
• водоём m (vodojóm)
• водозабо́р m (vodozabór)
• водокана́л m (vodokanál)
• водока́чка f (vodokáčka)
• водола́з m (vodoláz), водола́зка f (vodolázka)
• Водоле́й m (Vodoléj), водоле́й m (vodoléj)
• водолече́ние n (vodolečénije)
• водолю́б m (vodoljúb)
• водоме́рка f (vodomérka)
• водомёт m (vodomjót)
• водомо́ина f (vodomóina)
• водонагрева́тель f (vodonagrevátelʹ)
• водонепроница́емость f (vodonepronicájemostʹ)
• водоно́с m (vodonós)
  • водоно́сный (vodonósnyj)
• водоотво́д m (vodootvód)
• водоотли́в m (vodootlív)
• водоохра́на f (vodooxrána)
• водопа́д m (vodopád)
• водопла́вка f (vodoplávka)
• водопо́й m (vodopój)
• водопрово́д m (vodoprovód)
• водоразде́л m (vodorazdél)
• водоро́д m (vodoród)
• во́доросль f (vódoroslʹ)
• водосви́нка f anim (vodosvínka)
• водосвя́тие n (vodosvjátije)
• водосго́н m (vodosgón)
• водосодержа́ние n (vodosoderžánije)
• водохлёб m anim (vodoxljób)
• водохрани́лище n (vodoxranílišče)
• водяни́к m (vodjaník)
• водяни́ка f (vodjaníka)
• водяни́ковые f (vodjaníkovyje)
• за́водь f (závodʹ)
• наводне́ние n (navodnénije)
• обезво́живание n (obezvóživanije)
• па́водок m (pávodok)
  • па́водковый (pávodkovyj)
• приводне́ние n (privodnénije)
• полово́дье n (polovódʹje)

Related terms

• ведро́ n (vedró)
• вы́дра f anim (výdra)

References

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvodə]

Noun

во́да • (vóda) m 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

• Kuznetsov, Sergey Alexandrovich (1998), “вода”, in Большой толковый словарь русского языка [Great Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Norint, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō

Proto-Slavic *voda

Serbo-Croatian вода

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	во̀де̄	во́да̄
dative	во̏ди	во̀дама
accusative	во̏ду	во̏де
vocative	во̏до	во̏де
locative	во̀ди	во̀дама
instrumental	во̀до̄м	во̀дама

Derived terms

adjectives

• во̀ден
• во̏днӣ

Further reading

• “вода”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• “вода”, in Raskovnik [Dictionary portal Raskovnik of the Institute for the Serbian Language, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts] (in Serbo-Croatian), http://raskovnik.org, 2015–2026

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wɔˈda]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

вода́ • (vodá) f 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

Derived terms

• во́день (vódenʹ, “hydrogen”)
• води́ця (vodýcja)
• води́чка (vodýčka)
• водовідве́дення (vodovidvédennja, “drainage”)
• водогра́й (vodohráj, “a fountain”)
• вододі́л (vododíl, “watershed”)
• водозабезпе́чення (vodozabezpéčennja, “water supply”)
• водо́йма (vodójma, “reservoir”)
• водо́ймище (vodójmyšče, “basin”)
• водола́з (vodoláz, “diver”)
• водопі́лля (vodopíllja, “flood”)
• водопостача́ння (vodopostačánnja, “water supply”)
• водопрові́д (vodoprovíd, “water pipe”)
• во́дорість (vódoristʹ, “seaweed, algae”)
• водоспа́д (vodospád, “waterfall”)
• водості́к (vodostík, “gutter”)
• водосхо́вище (vodosxóvyšče, “reservoir”)
• водохре́стя (vodoxréstja, “epiphany in Christianity”)
• Водо́хреще (Vodóxrešče, “Epiphany, the Christian festival”)
• водохре́щення (vodoxréščennja, “epiphany in Christianity”)
• приво́днення (pryvódnennja, “a splashdown, landing on water”)
• приводни́ти (pryvodnýty, “to land on water”)

References

• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “вода”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Український мовно-інформаційний фонд, →ISBN, page 221
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970), “вода”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – В), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 716
• “вода”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[3]