девица

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *děvica.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [dɛˈvit͡sɐ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sɐ

Noun[edit]

деви́ца (devícaf

  1. virgin, young girl, maiden

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • девица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • девица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvica (maiden, girl).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

девица (devicaf (relational adjective девствен)

  1. virgin
  2. maiden
  3. (astrology) Virgo

Declension[edit]

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See also[edit]

Zodiac signs in Macedonian (layout · text)
о́вен (óven) бик (bik) бли́знаци (blíznaci) рак (rak)
лав (lav) де́вица (dévica) ва́га/тере́зија (vága/terézija) ско́рпија (skórpija)
стре́лец (strélec) ја́рец (járec) водо́лија/водо́леец (vodólija/vodóleec) ри́би (ríbi)

References[edit]

  • девица”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 53
  • девица” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvica.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • деви́ца: IPA(key): [dʲɪˈvʲit͡sə]
  • (file)
  • де́вица: IPA(key): [ˈdʲevʲɪt͡sə] (folklore or ironic)

Noun[edit]

деви́ца or де́вица (devíca or dévicaf anim (genitive деви́цы or де́вицы, nominative plural деви́цы or де́вицы, genitive plural деви́ц or де́виц, relational adjective деви́чий or де́вичий)

  1. damsel, maid, maiden, girl
    Synonyms: де́ва (déva), де́вушка (dévuška), ба́рышня (báryšnja)

Usage notes[edit]

  • The word is dated, with the де́вица pronunciation sounding particularly archaic.

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvica.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

дѐвица f (Latin spelling dèvica)

  1. virgin
  2. damsel, maid, maiden, girl

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