देवन्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *daHiwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwā́, from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (“brother-in-law, husband's brother”). Cognate with Latin levir (“brother-in-law, husband’s brother”), Ancient Greek δᾱήρ (dāḗr, “brother-in-law, husband’s brother”), Old English tācor (“brother-in-law, husband’s brother”), Russian де́верь (déverʹ, “brother-in-law, husband’s brother”), Lithuanian dieveris (“brother-in-law, husband’s brother”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dɐj.ʋɐ́n/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪eː.ʋɐn̪/
Noun
देवन् • (deván) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | देवा (devā́) | देवानौ (devā́nau) देवाना¹ (devā́nā¹) |
देवानः (devā́naḥ) |
| accusative | देवानम् (devā́nam) | देवानौ (devā́nau) देवाना¹ (devā́nā¹) |
देव्नः (devnáḥ) |
| instrumental | देव्ना (devnā́) | देवभ्याम् (devábhyām) | देवभिः (devábhiḥ) |
| dative | देव्ने (devné) | देवभ्याम् (devábhyām) | देवभ्यः (devábhyaḥ) |
| ablative | देव्नः (devnáḥ) | देवभ्याम् (devábhyām) | देवभ्यः (devábhyaḥ) |
| genitive | देव्नः (devnáḥ) | देव्नोः (devnóḥ) | देव्नाम् (devnā́m) |
| locative | देव्नि (devní) देवनि (deváni) देवन्¹ (deván¹) |
देव्नोः (devnóḥ) | देवसु (devásu) |
| vocative | देवन् (dévan) | देवानौ (dévānau) देवाना¹ (dévānā¹) |
देवानः (dévānaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Related terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “देवन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 495/3.