девица
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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *děvica.
Pronunciation
Noun
деви́ца • (devíca) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | деви́ца devíca |
деви́ци devíci |
| definite | деви́цата devícata |
деви́ците devícite |
| vocative form | деви́це devíce |
деви́ци devíci |
References
- “девица”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “девица”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvica (“maiden, girl”).
Pronunciation
Noun
девица • (devica) f (relational adjective девствен)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | девица (devica) | девици (devici) |
| definite unspecified | девицата (devicata) | девиците (devicite) |
| definite proximal | девицава (devicava) | девициве (devicive) |
| definite distal | девицана (devicana) | девицине (devicine) |
| vocative | девицо (devico) | девици (devici) |
Related terms
- девствен (devstven)
- девственик m (devstvenik)
- девственичка/девственица f (devstvenička/devstvenica)
- девственички (devstvenički)
See also
| Zodiac signs in Macedonian (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 о́вен (óven) |
 бик (bik) |
 бли́знаци (blíznaci) |
 рак (rak) | ||||||||
 лав (lav) |
 де́вица (dévica) |
 ва́га/тере́зија (vága/terézija) |
 ско́рпија (skórpija) | ||||||||
 стре́лец (strélec) |
 ја́рец (járec) |
 водо́лија/водо́леец (vodólija/vodóleec) |
 ри́би (ríbi) | ||||||||
References
- “девица”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 53
- “девица” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Alternative forms
- дѣви́ца (děvíca), дѣ́вица (dě́vica) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvica.
Pronunciation
Noun
деви́ца or де́вица • (devíca or dévica) f anim (genitive деви́цы or де́вицы, nominative plural деви́цы or де́вицы, genitive plural деви́ц or де́виц, relational adjective деви́чий or де́вичий)
- damsel, maid, maiden, girl
- 1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 5:42:
- И девица тотчас встала и начала ходить, ибо была лет двенадцати. Видевшие пришли в великое изумление.
- I devica totčas vstala i načala xoditʹ, ibo byla let dvenadcati. Videvšije prišli v velikoje izumlenije.
- The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. they were utterly astounded.
Usage notes
- The word is dated, with the де́вица pronunciation sounding particularly archaic.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | деви́ца, де́вица devíca, dévica |
деви́цы, де́вицы devícy, dévicy |
| genitive | деви́цы, де́вицы devícy, dévicy |
деви́ц, де́виц devíc, dévic |
| dative | деви́це, де́вице devíce, dévice |
деви́цам, де́вицам devícam, dévicam |
| accusative | деви́цу, де́вицу devícu, dévicu |
деви́ц, де́виц devíc, dévic |
| instrumental | деви́цей, деви́цею, де́вицей, де́вицею devícej, devíceju, dévicej, déviceju |
деви́цами, де́вицами devícami, dévicami |
| prepositional | деви́це, де́вице devíce, dévice |
деви́цах, де́вицах devícax, dévicax |
Related terms
- де́ва (déva), деви́чество (devíčestvo), де́вственность (dévstvennostʹ)
- девча́чий (devčáčij), девчо́ночий (devčónočij)
- де́вственно (dévstvenno)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvica.
Pronunciation
Noun
дѐвица f (Latin spelling dèvica)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | девица | девице |
| genitive | девице | девица |
| dative | девици | девицама |
| accusative | девицу | девице |
| vocative | девице | девице |
| locative | девици | девицама |
| instrumental | девицом | девицама |