ват

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vat" and Appendix:Variations of "bat"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vat]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -at

Noun

ват • (vat) m

1. (electricity) watt

   ват час ― vat čas ― watt-hour

Declension

Declension of ват

	singular	plural
indefinite	ват vat	ва́тове vátove
definite (subject form)	ва́тът vátǎt	ва́товете vátovete
definite (object form)	ва́та váta
count form	—	ва́та váta

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vat]

Noun

ват • (vat) m (plural вати)

1. (physics) watt (unit of power)

Declension

Declension of ват

	singular	plural
indefinite	ват	вати
definite unspecified	ватот	ватите
definite proximal	ватов	вативе
definite distal	ватон	ватине
vocative	вату	вати
count form	—	вата

Related terms

• ватажа f (vataža)

References

• “ват” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Nivkh

Alternative forms

• (Amur) выть (vəț)
• (North Sakhalin) ўыть (wəț)
• (South Sakhalin) ўат (wat)

Etymology

From Persian پولاد (pōlād) via Russian булат (bulat, “Damascus steel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vat/

Noun

ват (vat)

1. (East Sakhalin) iron

References

• Fortescue, Michael (2016) Comparative Nivkh Dictionary, München: LINCOM, page 160

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vat]

Noun

ват • (vat) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of ва́та (váta)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋat]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English watt. Compare Russian ватт (vatt), Belarusian ват (vat).

Noun

ват • (vat) m inan (genitive ва́та, nominative plural ва́ти, genitive plural ва́тів or ват, relational adjective ва́тний)

1. watt

Declension

Declension of ват (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ват vat	ва́ти váty
genitive	ва́та váta	ва́тів, ват vátiv, vat
dative	ва́тові, ва́ту vátovi, vátu	ва́там vátam
accusative	ват vat	ва́ти váty
instrumental	ва́том vátom	ва́тами vátamy
locative	ва́ті váti	ва́тах vátax
vocative	ва́те váte	ва́ти váty

Derived terms

• ват-годи́на f (vat-hodýna)
• кілова́т m (kilovát)
• мегава́т m (mehavát)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ват • (vat) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of ва́та (váta)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ват • (vat) inan pl

1. genitive plural of ва́ти (váty)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ват”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “ват”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “ват”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “ват”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “ват”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “ват”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “ват”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)