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Deva

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See also: deva, devā, devä, devă, děva, and Děva

Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping of English Devanagari or French dévanâgarî, from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī).

The "nagari" part was trimmed from "Devanagari", in accordance with the four-letter format in ISO 15924.

Symbol

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Deva

  1. (international standards) ISO 15924 script code for Devanagari.

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Romanian Deva.

    Proper noun

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    Deva

    1. A city in Hunedoara County, Romania.

    Translations

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    Galician

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    Deva river, Arbo, Pontevedra

    Etymology

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    A hydronym, attested in Medieval Latin as Deva. From Paleo-Hispanic, from Proto-Celtic *deiwā (“goddess”), from Proto-Celtic *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).[1] Cognate of English Dee.[2]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈdeba/ [ˈd̪e.β̞ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -eba
    • Hyphenation: De‧va

    Proper noun

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    Deva m

    1. a river in Ourense, Galicia, flowing some 20 km to the river Minho at Arbo
    2. a river in Pontevedra, Galicia, flowing some 20 km to the river Minho at Pontedeva
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    References

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    • “Deva” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
    1. ^ Moralejo, Juan José (2009), “Hidronimia prerromana de Gallaecia”, in Kremer, Dieter, editor, Onomástica galega II: onimia e onomástica prerromana e a situación lingüística do noroeste peninsular: actas do segundo coloquio, volume 17, number 3 (18 October 2008), Leipzig: Santiago de Compostela: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, →ISBN, page 63
    2. ^ García Trabazo, José Virgilio (2016), “Prelatin Toponymy of Asturies: a critical review in a historical-comparative perspective”, in Lletres Asturianes‎[1], number 115, retrieved 14 June 2018, pages 51-71

    Latin

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    Etymology

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    From Paleo-Hispanic, from Proto-Celtic *deiwā (“goddess”), from Proto-Celtic *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).[1]

    View of the river

    Proper noun

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    Deva f sg (genitive Devae); first declension

    1. a small river in Hispania Tarraconensis

    Declension

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    First-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Deva
    genitive Devae
    dative Devae
    accusative Devam
    ablative Devā
    vocative Deva

    References

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    1. ^ Moralejo, Juan José (2009), “Hidronimia prerromana de Gallaecia”, in Kremer, Dieter, editor, Onomástica galega II: onimia e onomástica prerromana e a situación lingüística do noroeste peninsular: actas do segundo coloquio, volume 17, number 3 (18 October 2008), Leipzig: Santiago de Compostela: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, →ISBN, page 63
    • “Deva”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

    Romanian

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    Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian djeva or Old Church Slavonic дѣва (děva), from Proto-Slavic *děva (“maiden, girl”).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈdeva/
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    Proper noun

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    Deva f

    1. a city in Hunedoara County, Romania

    Serbo-Croatian

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    Etymology

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    From the common noun déva (“maiden”).

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    Proper noun

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    Déva f (Cyrillic spelling Де́ва) (Ekavian)

    1. (astronomy) Virgo
    2. (Christianity) Virgin Mary; Our Lady
      Synonyms: Déva Màrija, Sveta Màrija

    Declension

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