девка

See also: děvka

Russian

Etymology

де́ва (déva) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲefkə]
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Noun

де́вка • (dévka) f anim (genitive де́вки, nominative plural де́вки, genitive plural де́вок)

  1. (archaic or low colloquial, derogatory) wench, broad
    Synonyms: ба́ба (bába), тёлка (tjólka)
  2. (vulgar) whore, tart, strumpet
    Synonym: проститу́тка (prostitútka)

Declension
Declension of де́вка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative де́вка
dévka		 де́вки
dévki
genitive де́вки
dévki		 де́вок
dévok
dative де́вке
dévke		 де́вкам
dévkam
accusative де́вку
dévku		 де́вок
dévok
instrumental де́вкой, де́вкою
dévkoj, dévkoju		 де́вками
dévkami
prepositional де́вке
dévke		 де́вках
dévkax

Descendants
  • Taimyr Pidgin Russian: девка (devka)

Taimyr Pidgin Russian

Etymology

From Russian де́вка (dévka).

Noun

девка (devka)

  1. girl
  2. daughter

References
  • Stern, Dieter. (2005). "Taimyr Pidgin Russian (Govorka)", in Russian Linguistics, 29 (3): 289–318.
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