դև

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian դեւ (dew).

Pronunciation

Noun

դև (dew)

  1. (Armenian mythology) dev, demon, evil spirit

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative դև (dew) դևեր (dewer)
dative դևի (dewi) դևերի (deweri)
ablative դևից (dewicʻ) դևերից (dewericʻ)
instrumental դևով (dewov) դևերով (dewerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative դևը/դևն (dewə/dewn) դևերը/դևերն (dewerə/dewern)
dative դևին (dewin) դևերին (dewerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative դևս (dews) դևերս (dewers)
dative դևիս (dewis) դևերիս (deweris)
ablative դևիցս (dewicʻs) դևերիցս (dewericʻs)
instrumental դևովս (dewovs) դևերովս (dewerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative դևդ (dewd) դևերդ (dewerd)
dative դևիդ (dewid) դևերիդ (dewerid)
ablative դևիցդ (dewicʻd) դևերիցդ (dewericʻd)
instrumental դևովդ (dewovd) դևերովդ (dewerovd)
locative

Old Armenian

Etymology

From earlier *դէւ (*dēw), from Middle Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *daywáh (demon; malevolent being).

Noun

դև (dew)

  1. spectre, ghost, spirit
  2. good spirit, angel
  3. evil spirit, demon, devil
  4. pagan priest
  5. idol

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: դեւ (dew)
    • English: dev

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դև”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դև”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Gočanean, Pōġos (2011) Dasakan grabari gorcnakan kʻerakanutʻiwn (in Armenian), Vienna and Yerevan: Mekhitarist Press, page 64
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դև”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy