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Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak dievka, dévka, dívka, from Proto-Slavic *děvъka. By surface analysis, дзива (dziva) + -ка (-ka). Cognates include Polish dziewka and Slovak dievka.
Pronunciation
Noun
дзивка (dzivka) f (diminutive дзивочка or дзивчатко or дзивче, augmentative дзивчиска, related adjective дзивков or дзивчин)
- girl, maiden
- Coordinate term: леґинь (leginʹ)
- daughter
- Coordinate term: син (sin)
- girlfriend
- Coordinate term: леґинь (leginʹ)
- Synonym: (obsolete) фраєрка (frajerka)
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Further reading
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “дзивка”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy