# веда
## Bulgarian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vesti. In Modern Bulgarian, its function has been mostly supplanted by the causative водя (vodja).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [vɛˈdɤ]

#### Verb

веда́ • (vedá) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ве́ждам)
* (dated, transitive) to lead, to conduct

##### Derived terms

* въведа́ (vǎvedá), въве́ждам (vǎvéždam, “to introduce”)
* доведа́ (dovedá), дове́ждам (dovéždam, “to carry, to fetch”)
* изведа́ (izvedá), изве́ждам (izvéždam, “to bring out”)
* заведа́ (zavedá), заве́ждам (zavéždam, “to lead up to”)
* наведа́ (navedá), наве́ждам (navéždam, “to bow, to direct downwards”)
* оведа́ (ovedá), ове́ждам (ovéždam, “to divert away from”)
* отведа́ (otvedá), отве́ждам (otvéždam, “to divert away from”)
* поведа́ (povedá), пове́ждам (povéždam, “to take a lead, to conduct”)
** проповеда́ (propovedá), пропове́ждам (propovéždam, “to preach”)
* преведа́ (prevedá), преве́ждам (prevéždam, “to translate”)
* проведа́ (provedá), прове́ждам (provéždam, “to carry out, to transit”)
* приведа́ (privedá), приве́ждам (privéždam, “to bring in”)
* разведа́ (razvedá), разве́ждам (razvéždam, “to divorce”)
* сведа́ (svedá), све́ждам (svéždam, “to narrow down, to reduce”)

##### Related terms

* водя (vodja, “to conduct”)
* вадя (vadja, “to draw”)

#### References

* веда̀ in Речник на българския език
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вeда̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 126

### Etymology 2

Deverbal of Proto-Slavic *věděti (“to know, to wit”). Equivalent to Old Church Slavonic вѣдь (vědĭ, “knowledge”) + +‎ -а (-a).
Compare ве́щица (véštica), Russian ве́дьма (védʹma).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɛdɐ]

#### Noun

ве́да • (véda) f
* (dialectal) malevolent female mythical creature, witch, ghost
    Synonym: вещица (veštica)
* (dialectal) lightning, flash

##### Related terms

* видя (vidja), виждам (viždam, “to see, to observe”)
* ведие (vedie, “knowledge, information”)
* ведом (vedom, “aware”)
** осведомен (osvedomen, “informed”)
* вещ (vešt, “adept, knowledgeable”)
* свидетел (svidetel), arch. сведок (svedok, “witness”)

#### References

* вѐда in Речник на българския език
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вѐда̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 126

### Anagrams

* дева (deva), едва (edva)

## Ingush
### Etymology

Akin to Chechen воьда (vöda).

### Adjective

веда • (veda)
* flat

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɛda]

### Noun

веда • (veda) f (plural веди)
* lightning, flash
* a type of malevolent female mythical creature

## Russian
### Etymology

From Sanskrit वेद (veda).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvʲedə]

### Noun

ве́да • (véda) f inan (genitive ве́ды, nominative plural ве́ды, genitive plural вед)
* Veda

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From Sanskrit वेद (veda).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʋɛdɐ]

### Noun

ве́да • (véda) f inan (genitive ве́ди, nominative plural ве́ди, genitive plural вед)
* Veda

#### Declension
### References

* “веда”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “веда”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries