devica

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děvica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /děʋit͡sa/

Noun

dèvica f (Cyrillic spelling дѐвица)

  1. virgin
  2. damsel, maid, maiden, girl

Declension

Declension of devica
singular plural
nominative devica device
genitive device devica
dative devici devicama
accusative devicu device
vocative device device
locative devici devicama
instrumental devicom devicama

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *děvica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛʋìːt͡sa/

Noun

devíca f

  1. virgin
  2. damsel, maid, maiden, girl

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. devíca
gen. sing. devíce
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		devíca devíci devíce
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		devíce devíc devíc
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		devíci devícama devícam
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		devíco devíci devíce
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		devíci devícah devícah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		devíco devícama devícami

Further reading

  • “devica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
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