woda

Meaning

1. water (clear liquid essential for life)
2. water (natural or artificial body of water)
3. water (portion)
4. (colloquial) liquid that gathers in the body when it has a disease
5. mixture of alcohol and water used for cosmetic purposes, such as shaving
6. flood (destructive excess of water)

Hyphenated as

wo‧da

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɔ.da/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō
Proto-Slavic *voda
Old Polish woda
Polish woda
Inherited from Old Polish woda.

Sentences

— Naturalnie była woda ?

"Of course there was water?"

Może być woda z kranu?

How about tap water?

Jestem jak woda , która przylega do ścian naczynia .

I am like water that adheres to the walls of the vessel.

Gdym szedł po niej , woda sięgała mi do kolan .

As I walked up to her, the water was up to my knees.

Ze ścian sączyła się strużkami woda i wsiąkała w grunt .

Water seeped from the walls and soaked into the ground.

— I na cóż potrzebna wam była woda ? — pytano Nowaka.

— And why did you need water? — Nowak was asked.