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девіз

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Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian деви́з (devíz), from French devise.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [deˈʋʲiz]
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Noun

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деві́з (devízm inan (genitive деві́зу or деві́за, nominative plural деві́зи, genitive plural деві́зів)

  1. (genitive деві́зу) motto (a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle)
  2. (genitive деві́за) motto used as a pseudonym
  3. (heraldry, genitive деві́за) motto (a sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “девіз”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 21

Further reading

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