vodka
A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mashA clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.
» I want vodka with tonic water.
Я хочу водки с тоником.
Я хочу горілки з тоніком.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.
Wodka
во́дкаvódka, горе́лкаgorélka, гори́лкаgorílka
горі́лкаhorílka, во́дкаvódka
(countable, uncountable)A serving of the above beverage.
во́дкаvódka
(countable, uncountable)Neutral spirits distilled (or treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color.
(countable, ethnic, slang, slur)A Russian.
(slang, uncountable)Russian language.
- unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
Examples
109 sentencesI want vodka with tonic water.
Я хочу горілки з тоніком.
ruЯ хочу водки с тоником.
Tom drank a lot of vodka on his trip to Russia.
Том випив багато горілки на шляху до росії.
ruТом выпил много водки во время поездки в Россию.
deTom trank auf seiner Russlandreise eine Menge Wodka.
Tom was drinking vodka.
Том пив горілку.
ruТом пил водку.
How is vodka made?
Як роблять горілку?
ruКак делают водку?
Tom isn't drinking vodka.
Том не п'є горілку.
ruТом не пьёт водку.
deTom trinkt keinen Wodka.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Russian во́дка (vódka), from вода́ (vodá, “water”) + -ка (-ka, “-let: forminBorrowed from Russian во́дка (vódka), from вода́ (vodá, “water”) + -ка (-ka, “-let: forming diminutives”). The archaic Russian name for vodka was хле́бное вино́ (xlébnoje vinó, “grain wine”); V. Pokhlyobkin's research suggests the present name derived from expressions concerning the dilution of the initial pure distilled spirit such as "vodka of grain wine".
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Forms
plural: vodkasWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable