dievka

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Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvъka. By surface analysis, děva +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɟi̯ɛːʋka/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɟiːfka/

Noun

dievka f

  1. girl
  2. maiden

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: dívka, děvka

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvъka, diminutive of *děva. Compare Polish dziewka and Russian дева (deva).

Pronunciation

Noun

dievka f (related adjective dievocký, diminutive dievočka, augmentative dievčisko)

  1. girl, maiden
  2. daughter
  3. used to address someone close to the speaker (term of endearment)

Declension

Further reading

  • dievka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024