voda

See also: woda, Voda, vodă, Vodă, voða, vođa, vóda, vöda, and вода

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvoda]

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• Hyphenation: vo‧da
• Rhymes: -oda

Noun

voda f

1. water

   skočit do vody ― to jump into the water

   vylézt z vody ― to get out of the water

Declension

Declension of voda (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	voda	vody
genitive	vody	vod
dative	vodě	vodám
accusative	vodu	vody
vocative	vodo	vody
locative	vodě	vodách
instrumental	vodou	vodami

Related terms

• povodeň
• povodí

 

Further reading

• voda in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• voda in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• voda in Internetová jazyková příručka

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian вода́ (vodá, “water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋodɑ/, [ˈʋo̞dɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -odɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vo‧da

Noun

voda

1. (slang) water

Declension

Inflection of voda (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		voda	vodat
genitive		vodan	vodien
partitive		vodaa	vodia
illative		vodaan	vodiin
		singular	plural
nominative		voda	vodat
accusative	nom.	voda	vodat
	gen.	vodan
genitive		vodan	vodien vodainrare
partitive		vodaa	vodia
inessive		vodassa	vodissa
elative		vodasta	vodista
illative		vodaan	vodiin
adessive		vodalla	vodilla
ablative		vodalta	vodilta
allative		vodalle	vodille
essive		vodana	vodina
translative		vodaksi	vodiksi
instructive		—	vodin
abessive		vodatta	voditta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of voda (type koira)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vodani vodani accusative nom. vodani vodani gen. vodani genitive vodani vodieni vodainirare partitive vodaani vodiani inessive vodassani vodissani elative vodastani vodistani illative vodaani vodiini adessive vodallani vodillani ablative vodaltani vodiltani allative vodalleni vodilleni essive vodanani vodinani translative vodakseni vodikseni instructive — — abessive vodattani vodittani comitative — vodineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vodasi vodasi accusative nom. vodasi vodasi gen. vodasi genitive vodasi vodiesi vodaisirare partitive vodaasi vodiasi inessive vodassasi vodissasi elative vodastasi vodistasi illative vodaasi vodiisi adessive vodallasi vodillasi ablative vodaltasi vodiltasi allative vodallesi vodillesi essive vodanasi vodinasi translative vodaksesi vodiksesi instructive — — abessive vodattasi vodittasi comitative — vodinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vodamme vodamme accusative nom. vodamme vodamme gen. vodamme genitive vodamme vodiemme vodaimmerare partitive vodaamme vodiamme inessive vodassamme vodissamme elative vodastamme vodistamme illative vodaamme vodiimme adessive vodallamme vodillamme ablative vodaltamme vodiltamme allative vodallemme vodillemme essive vodanamme vodinamme translative vodaksemme vodiksemme instructive — — abessive vodattamme vodittamme comitative — vodinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vodanne vodanne accusative nom. vodanne vodanne gen. vodanne genitive vodanne vodienne vodainnerare partitive vodaanne vodianne inessive vodassanne vodissanne elative vodastanne vodistanne illative vodaanne vodiinne adessive vodallanne vodillanne ablative vodaltanne vodiltanne allative vodallenne vodillenne essive vodananne vodinanne translative vodaksenne vodiksenne instructive — — abessive vodattanne vodittanne comitative — vodinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vodansa vodansa accusative nom. vodansa vodansa gen. vodansa genitive vodansa vodiensa vodainsarare partitive vodaansa vodiaan vodiansa inessive vodassaan vodassansa vodissaan vodissansa elative vodastaan vodastansa vodistaan vodistansa illative vodaansa vodiinsa adessive vodallaan vodallansa vodillaan vodillansa ablative vodaltaan vodaltansa vodiltaan vodiltansa allative vodalleen vodallensa vodilleen vodillensa essive vodanaan vodanansa vodinaan vodinansa translative vodakseen vodaksensa vodikseen vodiksensa instructive — — abessive vodattaan vodattansa vodittaan vodittansa comitative — vodineen vodinensa

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.da/
• Rhymes: -oda
• Hyphenation: vo‧da

Noun

voda f (plural vodas)

1. wedding

Old Czech

Etymology

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

Noun

voda f

1. water

Declension

Declension (pattern žena)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	voda	vodě	vody
genitive	vody	vodú (vodou)	vod
dative	vodě	vodama, vodoma	vodám
accusative	vodu	vodě	vody
vocative	vodo	vodě	vody
locative	vodě	vodú (vodou)	vodách
instrumental	vodú (vodou)	vodama, vodoma	vodami

Descendants

• Czech: voda

Further reading

• “voda”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2023

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋǒda/
• Hyphenation: vo‧da

Noun

vòda f (Cyrillic spelling во̀да)

1. water (H₂O)

Declension

Declension of voda

	singular	plural
nominative	vòda	vȍde
genitive	vòdē	vódā
dative	vòdi / vȍdi	vòdama
accusative	vȍdu	vȍde
vocative	vȍdo	vȍde
locative	vòdi	vòdama
instrumental	vòdōm	vòdama

Slavomolisano

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian voda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vôdḁ/

Noun

voda f

1. water

Declension

    declension of voda (series-2b fem)

	singular	plural
nominative	voda	vode
genitive	vode	vod, vodi
dative	vodu	vodami, vodi
accusative	vodu	vode
locative	vodu	vode
instrumental	vodom	vodami, vodi

References

• Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔda/

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Noun

voda f (genitive singular vody, nominative plural vody, genitive plural vôd, declension pattern of žena)

1. water

Declension

Declension of voda

	singular	plural
nominative	voda	vody
genitive	vody	vôd
dative	vode	vodám
accusative	vodu	vody
locative	vode	vodách
instrumental	vodou	vodami

Derived terms

• vodička
• vodík
• vodka
• vodník
• vodný
• vodopád
• vodovod

 

Further reading

• voda in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɔ̀ːda/

Noun

vóda f

1. water

Inflection

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	vôda
gen. sing.	vôde
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	vôda	vôdi	vôde
genitive (rodȋlnik)	vôde	vôd	vôd
dative (dajȃlnik)	vôdi	vôdama	vôdam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	vôdo	vôdi	vôde
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	vôdi	vôdah	vôdah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	vôdo	vôdama	vôdami

Feminine, a-stem, mobile accent
nom. sing.	vôda
gen. sing.	vodé
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	vôda	vodé	vodé
genitive (rodȋlnik)	vodé	vodá	vodá
dative (dajȃlnik)	vôdi	vodáma	vodàm
accusative (tožȋlnik)	vodó	vodé	vodé
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	vôdi	vodàh	vodàh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	vodó	vodáma	vodámi

Further reading

• “voda”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran