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Czech
Etymology
A diminutive from Old Czech dievka. By surface analysis, děva + -ka. Doublet of dívka.
Pronunciation
Noun
děvka f
- whore
- Synonyms: kurva, prostitutka, nevěstka
- (obsolete, literary) maid
Declension
Declension of děvka (hard feminine reducible)
Related terms
Further reading
- děvka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- děvka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- děvka in Internetová jazyková příručka