Ukrainian: вода: воду́, во́ду (знахідний однини)

[iezik]

Are both stresses correct in accusative singular? Few dictionaries show end stress (goroh, umif, wiktionary.uk, wiktionary.ru), examples in another dictionary (slovnyk) show stem stress. Thanks, Iezik

 

[galakha]

Only во́ду is correct. If you say воду́, it may even take someone a bit to get what you actually mean.

 

[iezik]

Thanks a lot, Galakha. One more question, there seems to be another typographic error, in another text.

Later, I luckily found an suitable grammar (Synyavsky art 109) that explains the usual stress patterns. The text reads "It's very often not possible to list the rules ... when the two-syllable feminine nouns change the stress in accusativ singular" (then I continue in original)

вода́ — во́ду
земля́ — зе́млю
але
сестра́ — се́стру
стерня́ — сте́рню

Should the last two examples of accusuative be сестру́ and стерню́?

 

[galakha]

Should the last two examples of accusuative be сестру́ and стерню́?

Yes. Although I don't find се́стру, unlike сте́рню, too off. Can't explain exactly why.