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Deva
‖
, Dev
, or ‖De′va
([GREEK])Noun.
[Skr.
d[GREEK]va
. Cf. Deity
.] (Hind. Myth.)
A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a king.
Definition 2024
Deva
deva
deva
English
Noun
deva (plural devas)
Related terms
- deodar(a)
- Devanagari
- devi (female, a goddess)
See also
Anagrams
Italian
Verb
deva
- first-person singular, second-person singular and third-person singular present subjunctive of dovere
Synonyms
Anagrams
Latvian
Noun
deva f (4th declension)
Declension
Declension of deva (4th declension)
Verb
deva
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Noun
deva m
Declension
Declension table of "deva" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | devo | devā |
| Accusative (second) | devaṃ | deve |
| Instrumental (third) | devena | devehi or devebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | devassa or devāya or devatthaṃ | devānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | devasmā or devamhā or devā | devehi or devebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | devassa | devānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | devasmiṃ or devamhi or deve | devesu |
| Vocative (calling) | deva | devā |
Portuguese
Verb
deva
- First-person singular (eu) affirmative imperative of dever
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of dever
- First-person singular (eu) negative imperative of dever
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of dever
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of dever
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of dever
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish دوه (deve).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /děːʋa/
- Hyphenation: de‧va
Noun
déva f (Cyrillic spelling де́ва)
- camel (mammal)
Declension
Declension of deva
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *děva, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to suck, suckle”).
Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian): djéva
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /děːʋa/
- Hyphenation: de‧va
Noun
déva f (Cyrillic spelling де́ва)
- (poetically) A maiden
Declension
Declension of deva
Related terms
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *děva, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to suck, suckle”).
Noun
deva f (genitive singular devy, nominative plural devy, declension pattern of žena)
Declension
Declension of deva
Derived terms
- dievča
- dievka
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *děva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdéːʋa/
- Tonal orthography: dẹ̑va
Noun
déva f (genitive déve, nominative plural déve)