Vodnyj

Vodnyj, written in Cyrillic as водный, is the masculine form of a Russian adjective meaning “water-related” or “aquatic.” It describes things connected with water, such as bodies of water, water transport, water resources, or water-based activities. As a descriptive modifier, vodnyj can appear before a noun or form part of a compound term, with its ending agreeing to the gender and number of the noun.

Etymology and forms: The word is derived from водa, meaning water, with the standard Slavic adjectival suffix -н- and the masculine ending -ый. The feminine and neuter forms are vodnaya (водная) and vodnoye (водное), respectively. In transliteration, vodnyj is a common rendering of the masculine form; the spelling varies slightly with different transliteration schemes.

Usage: Vodnyj is widely used in technical, geographical, and everyday language to indicate a relationship to water. Examples include vodnyj transport (water transport), vodnyj put’ or vodnaya/vodnaya zhizn? (waterway or water-related infrastructure), and vodnye resursy (water resources). In urban planning and hydrology, the term helps distinguish water-related facilities, landscapes, and systems from land-based ones.

Toponymy: The name Vodny (and its gendered variants such as Vodnyj, Vodnaya, or Vodnoye) is used for several localities, districts, or streets in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. Place names with this root typically reflect proximity to a river, lake, reservoir, or other water features.

See also: vodný/vodny (Slovak/Czech equivalents in related languages); водний (Ukrainian водний) in other Slavic languages.