voda

See also: Appendix:Variations of "voda"

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō

Proto-Slavic *voda

Old Czech voda

Czech voda

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvoda]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: vo‧da
• Rhymes: -oda

Noun

voda f (relational adjective vodní)

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

Derived terms

adjectives

• vodácký
• vodní
• vodový

nouns

• kohoutková voda
• povodeň
• povodí
• voda z vodovodu
• vodař
• vodák
• vodárník
• voděnka
• vodička
• vodík
• vodka
• vodné
• vodnička
• vodník
• vodohospodář
• vodojem
• vodoměr
• vodouš
• vodovod
• vodstvo

phrases

• jako hrušková voda
• za vodou

Further reading

• “voda”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “voda”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “voda”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian вода́ (vodá, “water”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

voda (slang)

1. 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 vodain rare
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
abessive		vodatta	voditta
instructive		—	vodin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of voda (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vodani vodani accusative nom. vodani vodani gen. vodani genitive vodani vodieni vodaini rare 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 abessive vodattani vodittani instructive — — comitative — vodineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vodasi vodasi accusative nom. vodasi vodasi gen. vodasi genitive vodasi vodiesi vodaisi rare 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 abessive vodattasi vodittasi instructive — — comitative — vodinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vodamme vodamme accusative nom. vodamme vodamme gen. vodamme genitive vodamme vodiemme vodaimme rare 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 abessive vodattamme vodittamme instructive — — comitative — vodinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vodanne vodanne accusative nom. vodanne vodanne gen. vodanne genitive vodanne vodienne vodainne rare 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 abessive vodattanne vodittanne instructive — — comitative — vodinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vodansa vodansa accusative nom. vodansa vodansa gen. vodansa genitive vodansa vodiensa vodainsa rare 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 abessive vodattaan vodattansa vodittaan vodittansa instructive — — comitative — vodineen vodinensa

Further reading

• “voda”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Galician

Pronunciation

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

Noun

voda f (plural vodas)

1. wedding

Old Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈʋoda/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈvoda/

Noun

voda f

1. water

Declension

Declension of voda (hard a-stem)

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

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: voda

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “voda”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō, from Proto-Indo-European *wédōr. First attested in 1376.

Noun

voda f

1. water (clear liquid essential for life)
2. water flow

Descendants

• Pannonian Rusyn: вода (voda)
• Slovak: voda

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “voda”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

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 voda

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋǒda/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: vo‧da

Noun

vòda f (Cyrillic spelling во̀да, relational adjective voden)

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

Further reading

• “voda”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō

Proto-Slavic *voda

Old Slovak voda

Slovak voda

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔda]

• Audio:

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Noun

voda f (relational adjective vodový)

1. water

Declension

Declension of voda
(pattern žena)

	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 Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō

Proto-Slavic *voda

Slovene voda

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɔ̀ːda/

• Audio:

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Noun

vóda f

1. water

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

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

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem, long mixed 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
• “voda”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references