different between eva vs deva

English

Adverb

eva (not comparable)

1. Pronunciation spelling of ever.

Anagrams

• 'ave, AEV, Ave., EAV, Vea, ave, ave., vae

Cornish

Verb

eva

1. to drink

Dutch

Etymology

From Eva (“Eve”), referring to the fig leaves the postlapsarian Eve wore to cover her vulva in the Biblical story.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.va?/
• Hyphenation: eva

Noun

eva f (plural eva's, diminutive evaatje n)

1. (archaic) A half-apron.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Eva (“Eve”), of the biblical creation story. The name comes from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek ??? (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew ??????? (?aww?).

Pronunciation

• Homophone: æva (example of pronunciation)

Noun

eva f (definite singular evaa, indefinite plural evaer, definite plural evaene)

1. a woman, particularly with very womanly traits

Etymology 2

From Old Norse efa, ifa.

Alternative forms

• eve (e-infinitive)

Pronunciation

• Homophone: æva (example of pronunciation)

Verb

eva (present tense evar, past tense eva, past participle eva, passive infinitive evast, present participle evande, imperative ev)

1. (reflexive) to doubt, drag one's feet

Usage notes

• This is a split infinitive verb.

Etymology 3

Related to eva (Etymology 2) and ev.

Noun

eva f (definite singular eva, indefinite plural ever or evor, definite plural evene or evone)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by eve
2. definite singular of eve

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Alternative forms

• evi (non-standard since 2012)

Noun

eva n

1. definite plural of ev

References

Anagrams

• ave, Eva, vea

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin aqua. Compare French eau, Romansch ava, ova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??va/

Noun

eva f

1. water

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (devá, “deity, god”). Doublet of daeva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de?v?/

Noun

deva (plural devas)

1. A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.

Related terms

See also

• daeva

Anagrams

• Dave, E.D. Va., Veda, dave, vade

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ??? (deva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de?.va?/
• Hyphenation: de?va
• Rhymes: -e?va?

Noun

deva m (plural deva's or devas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) deva, a Hindu or Buddhist deity

Related terms

Italian

Verb

deva

1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive of dovere

Synonyms

• debba

Anagrams

• veda

Latvian

Noun

deva f (4th declension)

1. portion
2. ration
3. dose
4. dosage
5. helping

Declension

Verb

deva

1. 3rd person singular past indicative form of dot
2. 3rd person plural past indicative form of dot

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (devá, “deity, god”)

Noun

deva m

1. god
2. angel

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Burmese: ??? (dewa.)
• ? Khmer: ??? (teiv???)
• ? Northern Thai: ????, ???
• ? Thai: ??? (têep)

References

“deva”, in Pali Text Society, editor, Pali-English Dictionary?, London: Chipstead, 1921-1925.

Portuguese

Verb

deva

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of dever
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of dever
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of dever
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of dever

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ???? (deve).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d???a/
• Hyphenation: de?va

Noun

déva f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. camel (mammal)

   Synonym: kàmila

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *d?va, from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?- (“to suck, suckle”).

Alternative forms

• djéva (Ijekavian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d???a/
• Hyphenation: de?va

Noun

déva f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. (poetic) maiden

Declension

Related terms

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *d?va, from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?- (“to suck, suckle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???va/

Noun

deva f (genitive singular devy, nominative plural devy, genitive plural diev, declension pattern of žena)

1. (poetic) maiden, lass

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• deva in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *d?va.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dé??a/

Noun

d??va f

1. maiden
2. virgin

Inflection

Further reading

• “deva”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?deba/, [?d?e.??a]

Verb

deva

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of dever.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of dever.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of dever.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dever.

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• dewe

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish deve.

Noun

deva ?

1. camel