vodka

• vodki, vodky (colloquial, nonstandard)

Borrowed 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".

Cognates include Sanskrit उदक (udaka), Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) → English hydro-, English whisky and English water.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɒdkə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑdkə/

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• (Indic) IPA^(key): /vɔ~o.kɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɒdkə, (Indic, also) -əʊdkə

vodka (countable and uncountable, plural vodkas)

2. A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.
   • 1932, Maurice Baring, chapter 20, in Friday's Business‎^[2]:

     Eurydice pointed to the cupboard, and sat down on the low divan with folded hands, and looked at the floor. She was quite white. Elsa made her drink a glass of vodka.

   • 2007 June 27, Rob Willey, “A Bit of History, Reborn in a Glass”, in The New York Times‎^[3], archived from the original on 10 June 2021:

     At Vessel, in Seattle, the bar manager, Jamie Boudreau, starts his cherry bitters by combining separate bourbon- and rye-based infusions with a touch of honey-flavored vodka and the Italian digestif amaro.

3. A serving of the above beverage.
   • 1986, Marc Polonsky, Russell Taylor, USSR, From an Original Idea by Karl Marx, Faber and Faber, →ISBN:

     You should mutter sullenly into your glass, cursing the serving woman (Witch! Hag! Poison!) or the vodka (Poison! Bitch!), as the one pours you another glass of the other.

4. (US standards of identity) Neutral spirits distilled (or treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color.
5. (countable, military slang, ethnic slur) A Russian.^[1]
6. (uncountable, military slang) Russian language.^[1]

• → Cebuano: bodka
• → Welsh: fodca

• vodka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from English vodka, from Russian водка (vodka).

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈvɔdka]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈvɔdkɐ]

vodka f (plural vodkas)

1. vodka

• “vodka” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 190

Borrowed from Russian во́дка (vódka). By surface analysis, voda +‎ -ka.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvotka]
• Rhymes: -otka
• Hyphenation: vod‧ka

vodka f (relational adjective vodkový)

1. vodka

• “vodka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “vodka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “vodka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

From Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).

vodka

1. vodka

• votka

From Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋodkɑ/, [ˈʋo̞dkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -odkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vod‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): vod‧ka

vodka

1. vodka

• paloviina
• viina

• “vodka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

Borrowed from Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).

• IPA^(key): /vɔd.ka/

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vodka f (plural vodkas)

1. vodka

• “vodka”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

From Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈvotkɒ]
• Hyphenation: vod‧ka
• Rhymes: -kɒ

vodka (plural vodkák)

1. vodka

• vodka in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Borrowed from Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔt.kʰa/

vodka n (genitive singular vodka, no plural)

1. vodka

• wodka (nonstandard)

From Russian во́дка (vódka), from вода́ (vodá, “water”) + -ка (-ka, “-let: forming diminutives”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔt.ka/
• Rhymes: -ka
• Hyphenation: vod‧ka

vodka

1. vodka
   1. a clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash
   2. a serving of the above beverage

Borrowed from Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔd.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔdka
• Hyphenation: vòd‧ka

vodka f (invariable)

1. vodka

From English vodka, from Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).

vodka m (plural vodkas)

1. (Jersey) vodka

From Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).

• IPA^(key): /ʋɔdkɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ

vodka m (definite singular vodkaen)

1. vodka

From Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).

vodka m (definite singular vodkaen)

1. vodka

• vodca

Borrowed from Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá).

• Rhymes: -ɔd͡ʒkɐ, -ɔd͡ʒikɐ, -ɔdkɐ
• Hyphenation: vod‧ka

vodka f (plural vodkas)

1. vodka (alcoholic drink, colorless and almost tasteless, obtained from cereals, originating in Eastern Europe)

• “vodka”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “vodka”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vodъka, equivalent to voda (“water”) +‎ -ka (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): /vɔtka/, [ˈʋɔtka]
• Rhymes: -ɔtka
• Hyphenation: vod‧ka

vodka f (genitive singular vodky, nominative plural vodky, genitive plural vodiek, declension pattern of žena)

1. vodka

• vodkový

• “vodka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

• vodca (rare)

Borrowed from Russian во́дка (vódka, literally “little water”), a diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbodka/ [ˈboð̞.ka]
• Rhymes: -odka
• Syllabification: vod‧ka

vodka m or f (plural vodkas)

1. vodka

Vodka is usually treated as a masculine noun, but feminine noun usage is permitted per its etymology.

• “vodka”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “vodka”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /vɔdka/

vodka c

1. vodka

• “vodka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “vodka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “vodka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)