See also: Дева

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

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)

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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

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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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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děva.

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

  1. (poetic) maiden, maid, virgin

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دوه (deve).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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де́ва f (Latin spelling déva)

  1. camel (mammal)
    Synonym: ка̀мила
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Etymology 2

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

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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де́ва f (Latin spelling déva)

  1. (poetic) maiden
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