вада

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vada"

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Belarusian вода (voda), from Old East Slavic вода (voda), from Proto-Slavic *vodà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vaˈda]
• Rhymes: -a

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ва‧да

Noun

вада́ • (vadá) f inan (genitive вады́, nominative plural во́ды, genitive plural вод, relational adjective во́дны or вадзяны́, diminutive вадзі́чка or вадзі́ца)

1. water (a clear, colorless liquid that forms rivers, lakes, and seas and is a chemical compound of oxygen and hydrogen)
2. (in the plural) waters (water spaces, sections of rivers, lakes, seas, etc.)

Declension

Declension of вада́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d а-о)

	singular	plural
nominative	вада́ vadá	во́ды vódy
genitive	вады́ vadý	вод vod
dative	вадзе́ vadzjé	во́дам vódam
accusative	ваду́ vadú	во́ды vódy
instrumental	вадо́й, вадо́ю vadój, vadóju	во́дамі vódami
locative	вадзе́ vadzjé	во́дах vódax
count form	—	вады́1 vadý1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

nouns

• вадаспа́д m inan (vadaspád)

 

References

• “вада”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “вада” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *daṭaᶰ.

Verb

вада • (vada)

1. to run
2. to flee

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvada]

Noun

вада • (vada) f (diminutive вадичка)

1. small irrigation channel
2. gutter

Declension

Declension of вада

	singular	plural
indefinite	вада	вади
definite unspecified	вадата	вадите
definite proximal	вадава	вадиве
definite distal	вадана	вадине
vocative	вадо	вади

Tundra Nenets

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samoyedic *wåətå.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wʌdʌ]
• Hyphenation: ва‧да

Noun

вада • (wada)

1. word
2. language

Declension

Declension of вада (wada) (regular)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	вада (wada)	вадахӑʼ (wadaxăh)	вадаˮ (wadaq)
genitive	вадаʼ (wadah)	вадахӑʼ (wadaxăh)	вадиˮ (wadyiq)
accusative	вадам (wadam°)	вадахӑʼ (wadaxăh)	вади (wadyi)
allative	вадан (wadan°)	вадахӑняʼ (wadaxănyah)	вадахӑˮ (wadaxăq)
locative	вадахӑна (wadaxăna)	вадахӑняна (wadaxănyana)	вадахӑˮна (wadaxăqna)
ablative	вадахӑд (wadaxăd°)	вадахӑняд (wadaxănyad°)	вадахӑт (wadaxăt°)
prolative	вадавна (wadawna)	вадахӑнямна (wadaxănyamna)	вадиˮмӑна (wadyiqmăna)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Samoyedic *wətå. Cognate with Southern Selkup кода́ (kodá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wədə]
• Hyphenation: ва‧да

Noun

вӑдӑ • (wădă)

1. hook

References

• Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, pages 121, 261, 310
• N. M. Tereschenko (2005) Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN, page 12
• Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, pages 19, 362

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian вада (vada, “flaw, slander”), the sense "'flaw'" is probably a semantic loan from Old Polish wada, from Proto-Slavic *vada. By surface analysis, ва́дити (vádyty) +‎ -а (-a).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋadɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

ва́да • (váda) f inan (genitive ва́ди, nominative plural ва́ди, genitive plural вад)

1. blemish, flaw, imperfection, fault, demerit
2. defect, malfunction, flaw
3. harm, detriment

Declension

Declension of ва́да (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ва́да váda	ва́ди vády
genitive	ва́ди vády	вад vad
dative	ва́ді vádi	ва́дам vádam
accusative	ва́ду vádu	ва́ди vády
instrumental	ва́дою vádoju	ва́дами vádamy
locative	ва́ді vádi	ва́дах vádax
vocative	ва́до vádo	ва́ди vády

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вада”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “вада”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “вада”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “вада”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “вада”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “вада”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “вада”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)