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дева

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Church Slavonic дѣва (děva), from Proto-Slavic *děva.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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де́ва (dévaf

  1. (archaic, now poetic) maiden, girl (unmarried young woman)
    Synonyms: дево́йка (devójka), мома́ (momá)
  2. (archaic) virgin
    Synonyms: де́вственица (dévstvenica), деви́ца (devíca)
  3. a Virgo (person with the zodiac sign)

Declension

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Declension of де́ва
singular plural
indefinite де́ва
déva
де́ви
dévi
definite де́вата
dévata
де́вите
dévite

Derived terms

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References

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  • дева”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • дева”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дева”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 330

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děva.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛva]
  • Hyphenation: де‧ва

Noun

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де́ва (dévaf (plural де́ви)

  1. virgin, maiden, maid

Declension

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Declension of дева
singular plural
indefinite дева (deva) деви (devi)
definite unspecified девата (devata) девите (devite)
definite proximal девава (devava) девиве (devive)
definite distal девана (devana) девине (devine)
vocative дево (devo) деви (devi)
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References

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  • дева” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
  • дева” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děva.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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де́ва (dévaf anim (genitive де́вы, nominative plural де́вы, genitive plural дев)

  1. (poetic) maiden, maid, virgin

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /děːʋa/
  • Hyphenation: де‧ва

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دوه (deve).

Noun

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де́ва f (Latin spelling déva)

  1. camel (mammal)
    Synonym: ка̀мила
Declension
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Declension of дева
singular plural
nominative дева деве
genitive деве дева
dative деви девама
accusative деву деве
vocative дево деве
locative деви девама
instrumental девом девама

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děva, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (to suck, suckle).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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де́ва f (Latin spelling déva)

  1. (poetic) maiden
Declension
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Declension of дева
singular plural
nominative дева деве
genitive деве дева
dative деви девама
accusative деву деве
vocative дево деве
locative деви девама
instrumental девом девама
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