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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *děvica.
Pronunciation
Noun
деви́ца • (devíca) f
- 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
Noun
девица • (devica) f (relational adjective девствен)
- virgin
- maiden
- (astrology) Virgo
Declension
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See also
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) − drmj.eu
Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvica.
Pronunciation
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)
- 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
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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деви́ца, де́вица devíca, dévica
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деви́цы, де́вицы devícy, dévicy
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genitive
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деви́цы, де́вицы devícy, dévicy
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деви́ц, де́виц devíc, dévic
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dative
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деви́це, де́вице devíce, dévice
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деви́цам, де́вицам devícam, dévicam
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accusative
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деви́цу, де́вицу devícu, dévicu
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деви́ц, де́виц devíc, dévic
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instrumental
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деви́цей, деви́цею, де́вицей, де́вицею devícej, devíceju, dévicej, déviceju
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деви́цами, де́вицами devícami, dévicami
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prepositional
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деви́це, де́вице devíce, dévice
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деви́цах, де́вицах devícax, dévicax
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Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvica.
Pronunciation
Noun
дѐвица f (Latin spelling dèvica)
- virgin
- damsel, maid, maiden, girl
Declension
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