dev

See also: DEV, Dev, Dev., and dev'

Translingual

Symbol

dev

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Domung.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Domung terms

English

Etymology 1

Clipping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛv/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛv

Noun

dev (countable and uncountable, plural devs)

  1. Clipping of developer.
    • 2022 September 8, Brad Norton, “MultiVersus patch 1.02 notes: Gizmo release, hitbox overhaul, Finn buffs, more”, in Dexerto‎[1], archived from the original on 6 September 2026:
      “Our goal with this update is to more tightly tie hitboxes and hurtboxes to our character’s animations,” devs explained in the blog post.
    • 2024 September 4, Connor Bennett, “Rockstar dev claps back at GTA 6 fans finding “mistakes” in trailer”, in Dexerto‎[2], archived from the original on 12 November 2025:
      Some fans, naturally, quizzed the Rockstar dev as to when they might expect a second trailer to drop. However, as is classic Rockstar, there are no answers on that front.
  2. Clipping of development.
    game dev
  3. (computing, Unix) Clipping of device.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • French: dev

Etymology 2

From Armenian դեւ (dew). Doublet of daeva.

Noun

dev (plural devs)

  1. (Armenian mythology) A monster, dragon, serpent, or giant.
  2. (Armenian mythology) An immortal spirit who inhabits old ruins.

Anagrams

Breton

Adjective

dev

  1. soft mutation of tev

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from English dev.

    Noun

    dev m or f by sense (plural devs)

    1. (computing) synonym of développeur (“dev”)

    Northern Kurdish

    Etymology

    Related to Persian دهان (dahân).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dɛv/
    • Rhymes: -ɛv

    Noun

    dev m

    1. mouth
    2. accent, dialect, or any manner of speech
      Ez devê te fehm nakim ― I don't understand what you're saying (lit. "I don't understand your mouth.")
    3. lid
      Devê wê tencereyê dade ― Shut the lid of that pot
    4. (weapons) muzzle
      Zêrr dizane, zor dizane, devê tufengê muhr dizane. ― He knows gold, he knows force, considers the muzzle of the rifle a seal.

    Turkish

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dyew-
    Proto-Indo-European *-ós
    Proto-Indo-European *deywós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás
    Proto-Iranian *daywáh
    Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/)
    Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw /⁠dēw⁠/)
    Classical Persian دیوْ (dēw)bor.
    Ottoman Turkish دیو (dev, div)
    Turkish dev

      Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیو (dev, div). Doublet of diva.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈdev/, [ˈdɛβ]

      Noun

      dev (definite accusative devi, plural devler)

      1. giant
      2. colossus
      3. (slang) cop

      Declension

      Declension of dev
      singular plural
      nominative dev devler
      definite accusative devi devleri
      dative deve devlere
      locative devde devlerde
      ablative devden devlerden
      genitive devin devlerin
      Possessive forms
      nominative
      singular plural
      1st singular devim devlerim
      2nd singular devin devlerin
      3rd singular devi devleri
      1st plural devimiz devlerimiz
      2nd plural deviniz devleriniz
      3rd plural devleri devleri
      definite accusative
      singular plural
      1st singular devimi devlerimi
      2nd singular devini devlerini
      3rd singular devini devlerini
      1st plural devimizi devlerimizi
      2nd plural devinizi devlerinizi
      3rd plural devlerini devlerini
      dative
      singular plural
      1st singular devime devlerime
      2nd singular devine devlerine
      3rd singular devine devlerine
      1st plural devimize devlerimize
      2nd plural devinize devlerinize
      3rd plural devlerine devlerine
      locative
      singular plural
      1st singular devimde devlerimde
      2nd singular devinde devlerinde
      3rd singular devinde devlerinde
      1st plural devimizde devlerimizde
      2nd plural devinizde devlerinizde
      3rd plural devlerinde devlerinde
      ablative
      singular plural
      1st singular devimden devlerimden
      2nd singular devinden devlerinden
      3rd singular devinden devlerinden
      1st plural devimizden devlerimizden
      2nd plural devinizden devlerinizden
      3rd plural devlerinden devlerinden
      genitive
      singular plural
      1st singular devimin devlerimin
      2nd singular devinin devlerinin
      3rd singular devinin devlerinin
      1st plural devimizin devlerimizin
      2nd plural devinizin devlerinizin
      3rd plural devlerinin devlerinin
      Predicative forms
      singular plural
      1st singular devim devlerim
      2nd singular devsin devlersin
      3rd singular dev
      devdir       		devler
      devlerdir
      1st plural deviz devleriz
      2nd plural devsiniz devlersiniz
      3rd plural devler devlerdir

      Adjective

      dev

      1. giant, huge
        dev vücudunda küçük bir kalbe sahip. ― he/she possesses a little heart in his/her huge body.

      Synonyms

      References

      White Hmong

      Etymology

      From Proto-Hmong-Mien *qluwX (“dog”). Cognate with Iu Mien juv.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /de˧˦/

      Noun

      dev (classifier: tus)

      1. dog

      References

      • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[4], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 34-5.
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