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

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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]‎[1] (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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