девица

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *děvica.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

деви́ца • (devíca) f

  1. virgin, young girl, maiden

Declension

References

  • 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛvit͡sa]
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

девица • (devica) f (relational adjective девствен)

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

Declension

See also

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

  • 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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvica.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

деви́ца or де́вица • (devíca or dévica) f 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

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

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /děʋit͡sa/

Noun

дѐвица f (Latin spelling dèvica)

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

Declension

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