вода

§Bulgarian

§Etymology

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

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔˈda/

§Noun

вода • (vodá) f

1. water

§Inflection

Inflection of вода

	singular	plural
indefinite	вода	води
definite	водата	водите
vocative form	водо	води

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§Macedonian

§Etymology

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

§Noun

вода • (voda) f

1. water

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§Old Church Slavonic

§Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⰲⱁⰴⰰ (voda)

§Etymology

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

§Noun

вода • (voda) f

1. water

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§Old East Slavic

§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *voda.

§Noun

вода (voda) f

1. water

§Descendants

+/-

• Belarusian: вада́ (vadá)
• Russian: вода́ (vodá)
  • English: vodka (loanword from the derived term во́дка (vódka))
• Rusyn: вода́ (vodá)
• Ukrainian: вода́ (vodá)

§References

• Izmail Sreznevskij (1890–1912) Materialy dlja slovarja drevnerusskogo jazyka po pisʹmennym pamjatnikam [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language According to Written Monuments], in 3 vols, Saint Petersburg (Reprint: Moscow 1989), volume I, page 276f

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§Russian

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɐ.ˈda]

• Audio

  (file)

§Etymology

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

§Noun

вода́ • (vodá) f inan (genitive воды́, nominative plural во́ды)

1. water

   на воде́ и на су́ше — by sea and by land

2. (chemistry) H₂O

§Declension

Declension of вода

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

§Derived terms

• водка
• водный
• водокачка
• водопой
• водяной

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§Serbo-Croatian

§Etymology

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

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋǒda/
• 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

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§Ukrainian

§Etymology

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

§Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): [wɔdˈɑ]

§Noun

вода́ • (vodá) f inan (genitive води́, nominative plural во́ди)

1. water

§Declension

Declension of вода́

	singular	plural
nominative	вода́ vodá	во́ди vódy
genitive	води́ vodý	вод vod
dative	воді́ vodí	во́дам vódam
accusative	воду́ vodú	во́ди vódy
instrumental	водо́ю vodóju	во́дами vódamy
locative	воді́ vodí	во́дах vódax
vocative	во́до vódo	во́ди vódy

§References

• “вода” in Ivan Bilodid (editor-in-chief) (1970–1980), Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Dictionary of the Ukrainian language], in 11 vols, Kiev: Naukova Dumka