Erzya

Noun

вата • ‎(vata)

1. father-in-law (wife's father)

Macedonian

Noun

вата • ‎(vata) f

1. cotton wool

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from German Watte or French ouate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvatə]

Noun

ва́та • ‎(váta) f inan ‎(genitive ва́ты, nominative plural ва́ты, genitive plural ват)

1. absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding, batting

   на ва́те‎ ― na váte ― wadded, padded

   пальто́ на ва́те‎ ― palʹtó na váte ― wadded coat

2. (cloth) drugstore cotton
3. glass wool

Declension

Related terms

• ватин ‎(vatin)
• ва́тник ‎(vátnik)
• ва́тный ‎(vátnyj)
• са́харная ва́та ‎(sáxarnaja váta)

See also

• бязь ‎(bjazʹ)
• вольта ‎(volʹta)
• сатин ‎(satin)
• си́тец ‎(sítec)
• хлопок ‎(xlopok)
• хлопчатобумажная ткань ‎(xlopčatobumažnaja tkanʹ)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “вата”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Watte, from French ouate, from Arabic.

Noun

ва̏та f ‎(Latin spelling vȁta)

1. cotton wool

Declension

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɑtɐ]

Noun

ва́та • ‎(váta) f inan ‎(genitive ва́ти, nominative plural ва́ти)

1. absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вата”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka