водя

See also: вода

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *voditi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɔdʲɐ]
  • (file)

Verb

во́дя • (vódja) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective во́ждам)

  1. (transitive) to conduct, to direct
  2. (transitive) to make/cause something to go/follow along
  3. (intransitive) to lead
    той води в надпреварата
    toj vodi v nadprevarata
    he leads in the competition
  4. (transitive) to lead, to guide
    овчарят води стадото към
    ovčarjat vodi stadoto kǎm
    the shepherd guides the herd towards
  5. (reflexive with се) to follow, to imitate [+ по (object)]
    водя се по него
    vodja se po nego
    I follow him (his conduct/his example)
    водя се по това правило
    vodja se po tova pravilo
    I follow this rule

Conjugation

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • дово́дя (dovódja), дово́ждам (dovóždam, to bring up for consideration)
  • изво́дя (izvódja), изво́ждам (izvóždam, to conclude)
  • заво́дя (zavódja), заво́ждам (zavóždam, to get leading)
  • отво́дя (otvódja), отво́ждам (otvóždam, to divert away from)
  • пово́дя (povódja), пово́ждам (povóždam, to cause, to bring about)
  • предво́дя (predvódja), предво́ждам (predvóždam, to lead at the front)
  • прово́дя (provódja), прово́ждам (provóždam, to conduct)
    • изпрово́дя (izprovódja), изпрово́ждам (izprovóždam, to send away)
    • съпрово́дя (sǎprovódja), съпрово́ждам (sǎprovóždam, to accompany)
  • приво́дя (privódja), приво́ждам (privóždam, to bring in)
  • сво́дя (svódja), сво́ждам (svóždam, to exercise leadership)
  • уво́дя (uvódja), уво́ждам (uvóždam, to introduce)
  • водач (vodač, guide)
  • водец (vodec, conductor)
    • хороводец (horovodec, conductor of a dance)
  • водич (vodič, alpha, one who leads the herd) (colloquial)
  • водител m (voditel), водителка f (voditelka, leader)
    • водителски (voditelski, of the leader)
    • водителство (voditelstvo, leadership)
  • водник (vodnik, conductor)
  • водяк (vodjak, lead, conduction)
  • водство (vodstvo, conduction, guidance)
    • хороводство (horovodstvo, conduction of a dance)
  • водило (vodilo, sign for direction)

References

  • водя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “водя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 170

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈdʲa]

Participle

водя́ • (vodjá)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of води́ть (vodítʹ)
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