name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈvoʊlɡə/
/ˈvɒlɡə/
/ˈvɑːlɡə/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any of several automobiles of the same brand manufactured by GAZ in the Soviet Union and Russia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vega with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Volga River
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: river
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Во́лга (Vólga).
Blend of volatility + gamma.
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
فُولْغَا
(fūlḡā)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Armenian:
Վոլգա
(Volga)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Azerbaijani:
عديل
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Azerbaijani:
آطل
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Azerbaijani:
Edil
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Azerbaijani:
Volqa
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Bashkir:
Иҙел
(İźel)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Belarusian:
Во́лга
(Vólha)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Bulgarian:
Во́лга
(Vólga)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Buryat:
Эжэл
(Ežel)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Catalan:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Chagatai:
اتيل
(ätîl)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Chagatai:
ايديل
(edîl)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Chinese Mandarin:
伏爾加河 /伏尔加河
(Fú'ěrjiā hé)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Chinese Mandarin:
佛兒格河 /佛儿格河
(Fó'érgé hé)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Chuvash:
Атӑл
(At̬ăl)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Czech:
Volha
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Danish:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Dutch:
Wolga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Erzya:
Рав
(Rav)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Esperanto:
Volgo
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Estonian:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Faroese:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Finnish:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Georgian:
ვოლგა
(volga)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
German:
Wolga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Greek:
Βόλγας
(Vólgas)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Hebrew:
וולגה
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Hindi:
वोल्गा
(volgā)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Hungarian:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Icelandic:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Irish:
Eitil
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Japanese:
ボルガ川
(Boruga-gawá)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Kalmyk:
Иҗл
(Ijl)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Kazakh:
Еділ
(Edıl)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Korean:
볼가 강
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Kumyk:
Эдил
(Edil)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Kyrgyz:
Эдил
(Edil)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Latin:
Rha
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Macedonian:
Волга
(Volga)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Manchu:
ᡶᠣᠯᡤᡝ
(folge)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Manchu:
ᡝᠵᡳᠯ
(ejil)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Manx:
Yn Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Marathi:
वोल्गा
(volgā)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Eastern Mari:
Юл
(JUl)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Moksha:
Рава
(Rava)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Mongolian:
Ижил мөрөн
(Ižil mörön)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Mongolian:
Ижил
(Ižil)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Nogai:
Эдил
(Édil)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Norwegian Bokmål:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Old Church Slavonic:
Вльга
(Vlĭga)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Persian:
ولگا
(volgâ)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Persian:
آتل
(âtel)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Persian:
اتل
(etel)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Persian:
اتیل
(etil)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Persian:
ایتیل
(itil)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Persian:
ایتل
(itel)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Persian:
ادیل
(adil)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Persian:
عدیل
(adil)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Polish:
Wołga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Portuguese:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Romanian:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Russian:
Во́лга
(Vólga)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Serbo-Croatian:
Во̑лга
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Serbo-Croatian:
Vȏlga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Slovak:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Slovene:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Spanish:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Swedish:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Tatar:
Идел
(İdel)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Turkish:
İdil
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Turkish:
Volga
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Ottoman Turkish:
اتیل
(âtîl)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Ottoman Turkish:
اتل
(âtil)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Udmurt:
Волга
(Volga)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Ukrainian:
Во́лга
(Vólha)
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
Vietnamese:
sông Phục Nhĩ Gia
— longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea
