девіз
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Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- деві́за (devíza) — 1928-1933 spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian деви́з (devíz), from French devise.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
деві́з • (devíz) m inan (genitive деві́зу or деві́за, nominative plural деві́зи, genitive plural деві́зів)
- (genitive деві́зу) motto (a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle)
- (genitive деві́за) motto used as a pseudonym
- (heraldry, genitive деві́за) motto (a sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement)
Declension
Declension of деві́з (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | деві́з devíz |
деві́зи devízy |
| genitive | деві́зу, деві́за1 devízu, devíza1 |
деві́зів devíziv |
| dative | деві́зові, деві́зу devízovi, devízu |
деві́зам devízam |
| accusative | деві́з devíz |
деві́зи devízy |
| instrumental | деві́зом devízom |
деві́зами devízamy |
| locative | деві́зі devízi |
деві́зах devízax |
| vocative | деві́зе devíze |
деві́зи devízy |
1Pseudonymous or heraldic motto.
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “девіз”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 21
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “девіз”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 78
- “девіз”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “девіз”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “девіз”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “девіз”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “девіз”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “девіз”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)