ведро
/[vʲɪˈdro]/
Russiannoun
Definitions
- 1.bucket, pail
дождь льёт как из ведра́
doždʹ lʹjot kak iz vedrá — it is raining cats and dogs
- 2.vedro; an ancient Russian measure of liquids equal to 12.3 liters (¹⁄₄₀ бочки)
- 3.colloquialrustbucket, bucket of bolts (a run-down automobile or machine)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣдро (vědro), from Proto-Slavic *vědro (“water bucket”), from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *wed- (“wet”). Akin to Old Armenian գետ (get, “river”).
Forms
- ведро́canonical • inanimate • neuter
- vedróromanization
- ведра́genitive
- ведёрныйadjective • relational
- ведёркоdiminutive
- vjódroromanization
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ведро́ | вёдра |
| Genitive | ведра́ | вёдер |
| Dative | ведру́ | вёдрам |
| Accusative | ведро́ | вёдра |
| Instrumental | ведро́м | вёдрами |
| Prepositional | ведре́ | вёдрах |
Nominative
Singular
ведро́
Plural
вёдра
Genitive
Singular
ведра́
Plural
вёдер
Dative
Singular
ведру́
Plural
вёдрам
Accusative
Singular
ведро́
Plural
вёдра
Instrumental
Singular
ведро́м
Plural
вёдрами
Prepositional
Singular
ведре́
Plural
вёдрах