ведро

See also вёдро

Russian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic вѣдро, from Proto-Slavic *vědro (“water bucket”), from Proto-Indo-European *wodor (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European root *wed- (wet). Akin to Old Armenian գետ (get, “river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vʲɪˈdro/

Noun

ведро • (vedró) n

1. bucket, pail

   дождь льёт как из ведра́ — it is raining cats and dogs

2. vedro; an ancient Russian measure of liquids equal to 12.3 liters (1/40 бочки)

Declension

    declension of ведро

	singular	plural
nominative	ведро́	вёдра
genitive	ведра́	вёдер
dative	ведру́	вёдрам
accusative	ведро́	вёдра
instrumental	ведро́м	вёдрами
prepositional	ведре́	вёдрах

Derived terms

• ведёрко

Related terms

• бочка

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvʲɵdrə/

Noun

ведро • (vjódro) n

1. Alternative spelling of вёдро.

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): вје̏дро

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vědro.

Noun

ве̏дро n (Latin spelling vȅdro)

1. bucket
2. pail

Declension

    declension of ведро

	singular	plural
nominative	ведро	ведра
genitive	ведра	ведара
dative	ведру	ведрима
accusative	ведро	ведра
vocative	ведро	ведра
locative	ведру	ведрима
instrumental	ведром	ведрима