веда

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vesti. In Modern Bulgarian, its function has been mostly supplanted by the causative водя (vodja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɛˈdɤ]

Verb

веда́ • (vedá) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ве́ждам)

  1. (dated, transitive) to lead, to conduct
Conjugation
Derived terms

References

  • веда̀ in Речник на българския език
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вeда̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 126

Etymology 2

Deverbal of Proto-Slavic *věděti (to know, to wit). Equivalent to Old Church Slavonic вѣдь (vědĭ, knowledge) + + (-a).

Compare ве́щица (véštica), Russian ве́дьма (védʹma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛdɐ]

Noun

ве́да • (véda) f

  1. (dialectal) malevolent female mythical creature, witch, ghost
    Synonym: вещица (veštica)
  2. (dialectal) lightning, flash
Declension

References

  • вѐда in Речник на българския език
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вѐда̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 126

Anagrams

Ingush

Etymology

Akin to Chechen воьда (vöda).

Adjective

веда • (veda)

  1. flat

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛda]

Noun

веда • (veda) f (plural веди)

  1. lightning, flash
  2. a type of malevolent female mythical creature

Russian

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेद (veda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲedə]

Noun

ве́да • (véda) f inan (genitive ве́ды, nominative plural ве́ды, genitive plural вед)

  1. Veda

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेद (veda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɛdɐ]

Noun

ве́да • (véda) f inan (genitive ве́ди, nominative plural ве́ди, genitive plural вед)

  1. Veda

Declension

References

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