# вот
## Eastern Khanty
### Etymology

Cognates include Northern Khanty вот (wot) and Northern Mansi во̄т (vōt).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [βɒːt]

### Noun

вот (wot) (Surgut)
* wind

### References

* Elena Skribnik, editor (2016), Ob-Ugric Database: analysed text corpora and dictionaries for less described Ob-Ugric dialects‎, University of Munich
* Volkova, A. N., Solovar, V. N. (2018) “вот”, in Хантыйско-русский тематический словарь (сургутский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Thematic Dictionary (Surgut dialect)]‎ (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: РГПУ имени А.И. Герцена, →ISBN, page 182

## Northern Khanty
### Etymology

Cognates include Eastern Khanty вот (wot) and Northern Mansi во̄т (vōt).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [βɔːt]

### Noun

вот (wot) (Kazym)
* wind

### References

* Elena Skribnik, editor (2016), Ob-Ugric Database: analysed text corpora and dictionaries for less described Ob-Ugric dialects‎, University of Munich
* Solovar, V. N. (2014) “вот”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Kazym Dialect)]‎, Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 40

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* вотъ (vot) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ото (oto) or вото (voto), compare with Polish oto and ot, Ukrainian от (ot) and ото (oto).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [vət]
* IPA: [vɐt] (before a stressed syllable)
* IPA: [vot] (when stressed)
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: вод (vod) (when stressed)
* Rhymes: -ot (when stressed)

### Particle

вот • (vot)
* Used in place of a pronoun to direct attention towards something; this (is), here (is), that (is), there (is)
    Вот мой дом. ― Vot moj dom. ― This/here is my house.
    Во́т где. ― Vót gde. ― This is/here's where.
    Во́т в чём вопро́с. ― Vót v čom voprós. ― That is the question.
    Вот и всё. ― Vot i vsjo. ― That's all.
* Used before; both before and after; or (less commonly) after a pronoun or adverb to direct attention towards a particular thing being shown, pointed to, indicated, etc.
    Взве́сьте мне вот э́той ветчины́, пожа́луйста. ― Vzvésʹte mne vot étoj vetčiný, požálujsta. ― Weigh me this ham, please.
    Вот так обы́чно вы́глядят общежи́тия. ― Vot tak obýčno výgljadjat obščežítija. ― That's how dormitories usually look.
    Я ду́маю, что вот э́то вот о́чень краси́вое. ― Ja dúmaju, što vot éto vot óčenʹ krasívoje. ― I think this one is really pretty.
    Вы вот та́к вот позво́лите ему́ уйти́? ― Vy vot ták vot pozvólite jemú ujtí? ― You're just going to let him walk away like that?
    Ита́к, э́ти вот я́блоки... ― Iták, éti vot jábloki... ― So, these apples...
* Used before a full sentence to describe a scene unfolding before one's eyes.
    Вот он бежи́т, подпры́гнул, приземли́лся. ― Vot on bežít, podprýgnul, prizemlílsja. ― He's now running, he jumps, he lands.
* Used as a lead-in, often when introducing an example; so, now
    Вот наприме́р... ― Vot naprimér... ― So for instance...
    Вот е́сли.. ― Vot jésli.. ― Now, if...
    Вот ска́жем... ― Vot skážem... ― So let's say...
* (often with и (i)) Used before a statement to draw attention to a conclusion or result; so, that's why
    Synonyms: вот почему́ (vot počemú), поэ́тому (poétomu)
    Я слы́шал об э́том, вот и интересу́юсь. ― Ja slýšal ob étom, vot i interesújusʹ. ― I heard about that, that's why I'm interested.
    Вчера́ э́той фу́нкцией злоупотребля́ли, вот и запрети́ли. ― Včerá étoj fúnkcijej zloupotrebljáli, vot i zapretíli. ― They abused that function yesterday, so it was banned.
* Used in set phrases.
    Вот тебе́/вам и... ― Vot tebé/vam i... ― So much for...
    Во́т как? ― Vót kak? ― Oh really? (with a tone of irony or distrust)
    Вот тебе́ раз! ― Vot tebé raz! ― There you are!
* (colloquial) Used to express emphasis or strong emotion; what a, such a
    Во́т челове́к! ― Vót čelovék! ― What a man!
* (colloquial) Used as a filler word, usually between statements.
    Вот... / Так во́т... ― Vot... / Tak vót... ― (depending on the context) So yeah... / So... / Now... / Right... / Anyway...
    Ну во́т, ... ― Nu vót, ... ― (depending on the context) Well then, ... / Well, anyway...

#### Derived terms

* вот-во́т (vot-vót)

#### Descendants

* → Ingrian: vot

### Interjection

вот • (vot)
* here, look
    Synonyms: смотри́ (smotrí), гляди́ (gljadí); (informal) глянь (gljanʹ)
* (casual) take it! (when offering something)
    Synonym: (very casual) на (na)