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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French devise. Ultimately from Latin dīvidō. Doublet of дефи́с (defís), дивиде́нд (dividénd), and диви́зия (divízija).
Pronunciation
Noun
деви́з • (devíz) m inan (genitive деви́за, nominative plural деви́зы, genitive plural деви́зов)
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Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “девиз”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “девиз”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 236