Deva
Translingual
Etymology
From English Devanagari, from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī).
The "nagari" part was trimmed from "Devanagari", in accordance with the four-letter format in ISO 15924.
Proper noun
Deva
- ISO 15924 for Devanagari script.
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Deva
Translations
Galician
Etymology
A hydronym, attested in Medieval Latin as Deva. From Paleo-Hispanic, from Proto-Celtic *deiwā (“goddess”), from Proto-Celtic *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).[1] Cognate of English Dee.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdeβɐ]
Proper noun
Deva m
- a river in Ourense, Galicia, flowing some 20 km to the river Minho at Arbo
- a river in Pontevedra, Galicia, flowing some 20 km to the river Minho at Pontedeva
Related terms
- Pontedeva
References
- “Deva” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- ^ Moralejo, Juan José (2009) “Hidronimia prerromana de Gallaecia”, in Kremer, Dieter, editor, Onomástica galega II: onimia e onomástica prerromana e a situación lingüística do noroeste peninsular: actas do segundo coloquio, volume 17, number 3 (18 October 2008), Leipzig: Santiago de Compostela: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, →ISBN, page 63
- ^ García Trabazo, José Virgilio (2016) “Prelatin Toponymy of Asturies: a critical review in a historical-comparative perspective”, in Lletres Asturianes[1], number 115, retrieved 14 June 2018, pages 51-71
Latin
Etymology
From Paleo-Hispanic, from Proto-Celtic *deiwā (“goddess”), from Proto-Celtic *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).[1]
Proper noun
Deva f sg (genitive Devae); first declension
- a small river in Hispania Tarraconensis
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Deva |
| genitive | Devae |
| dative | Devae |
| accusative | Devam |
| ablative | Devā |
| vocative | Deva |
References
- ^ Moralejo, Juan José (2009) “Hidronimia prerromana de Gallaecia”, in Kremer, Dieter, editor, Onomástica galega II: onimia e onomástica prerromana e a situación lingüística do noroeste peninsular: actas do segundo coloquio, volume 17, number 3 (18 October 2008), Leipzig: Santiago de Compostela: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, →ISBN, page 63
- “Deva”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian djeva or Old Church Slavonic дѣва (děva), from Proto-Slavic *děva (“maiden, girl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeva/
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Proper noun
Deva f
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From the common noun déva (“maiden”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Déva f (Cyrillic spelling Де́ва)
- (astronomy) Virgo
- (Christianity) Virgin Mary; Our Lady
- Synonyms: Déva Màrija, Sveta Màrija
Declension
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