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

    Conjugation of веда́ (conjugation 1.1, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	ведя́щ vedjášt	вел vel	ведя́л vedjál	ве́ден véden		веде́йки vedéjki
	definite subject form	ведя́щият vedjáštijat	ве́лият vélijat	—	ве́деният védenijat
	definite object form	ведя́щия vedjáštija	ве́лия vélija	—	ве́дения védenija
feminine	indefinite	ведя́ща vedjášta	ве́ла véla	ведя́ла vedjála	ве́дена védena
	definite	ведя́щата vedjáštata	ве́лата vélata	—	ве́дената védenata
neuter	indefinite	ведя́що vedjášto	ве́ло vélo	ведя́ло vedjálo	ве́дено védeno	веде́не vedéne
	definite	ведя́щото vedjáštoto	ве́лото véloto	—	ве́деното védenoto	веде́нето vedéneto
plural	indefinite	ведя́щи vedjášti	ве́ли véli	веде́ли vedéli	ве́дени védeni	веде́ния, веде́нета vedénija, vedéneta
	definite	ведя́щите vedjáštite	ве́лите vélite	—	ве́дените védenite	веде́нията, веде́нетата vedénijata, vedénetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		веда́ vedá	веде́ш vedéš	веде́ vedé	веде́м vedém	веде́те vedéte	веда́т vedát
imperfect		ведя́х vedjáh	веде́ше vedéše	веде́ше vedéše	ведя́хме vedjáhme	ведя́хте vedjáhte	ведя́ха vedjáha
aorist		ве́дох védoh	ве́де véde	ве́де véde	ве́дохме védohme	ве́дохте védohte	ве́доха védoha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ведя́л m, ведя́ла f, ведя́ло n, or веде́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ведя́л m, ведя́ла f, ведя́ло n, or веде́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and ведя́л m, ведя́ла f, ведя́ло n, or веде́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and вел m, ве́ла f, ве́ло n, or ве́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			веди́ vedí			веде́те vedéte

Derived terms

• въведа́ (vǎvedá), въве́ждам (vǎvéždam, “to introduce”)
• доведа́ (dovedá), дове́ждам (dovéždam, “to carry, to fetch”)
• изведа́ (izvedá), изве́ждам (izvéždam, “to bring out”)
• заведа́ (zavedá), заве́ждам (zavéždam, “to lead up to”)
• наведа́ (navedá), наве́ждам (navéždam, “to bow, to direct downwards”)
• оведа́ (ovedá), ове́ждам (ovéždam, “to divert away from”)
• отведа́ (otvedá), отве́ждам (otvéždam, “to divert away from”)
• поведа́ (povedá), пове́ждам (povéždam, “to take a lead, to conduct”)
  • проповеда́ (propovedá), пропове́ждам (propovéždam, “to preach”)
• преведа́ (prevedá), преве́ждам (prevéždam, “to translate”)
• проведа́ (provedá), прове́ждам (provéždam, “to carry out, to transit”)
• приведа́ (privedá), приве́ждам (privéždam, “to bring in”)
• разведа́ (razvedá), разве́ждам (razvéždam, “to divorce”)
• сведа́ (svedá), све́ждам (svéždam, “to narrow down, to reduce”)

Related terms

• водя (vodja, “to conduct”)
• вадя (vadja, “to draw”)

References

• веда̀ in Речник на българския език
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вeда̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 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”) + +‎ -а (-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

Declension of ве́да

	singular	plural
indefinite	ве́да véda	ве́ди védi
definite	ве́дата védata	ве́дите védite
vocative form	ве́до védo	ве́ди védi

Related terms

• видя (vidja), виждам (viždam, “to see, to observe”)
• ведие (vedie, “knowledge, information”)
• ведом (vedom, “aware”)
  • осведомен (osvedomen, “informed”)
• вещ (vešt, “adept, knowledgeable”)
• свидетел (svidetel), arch. сведок (svedok, “witness”)

References

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

Anagrams

• дева (deva), едва (edva)

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

Declension of ве́да (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ве́да véda	ве́ды védy
genitive	ве́ды védy	ве́д véd
dative	ве́де véde	ве́дам védam
accusative	ве́ду védu	ве́ды védy
instrumental	ве́дой, ве́дою védoj, védoju	ве́дами védami
prepositional	ве́де véde	ве́дах védax

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

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

	singular	plural
nominative	ве́да véda	ве́ди védy
genitive	ве́ди védy	вед ved
dative	ве́ді védi	ве́дам védam
accusative	ве́ду védu	ве́ди védy
instrumental	ве́дою védoju	ве́дами védamy
locative	ве́ді védi	ве́дах védax
vocative	ве́до védo	ве́ди védy

References

• “веда”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “веда”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries