devi

See also: Devi, devī, and ɖevi

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeɪvi/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪvi

Noun

devi (plural devis)

  1. A goddess in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.
    Coordinate term: deva

Esperanto

Etymology

From French devoir, ultimately from Latin dēbeō (“to owe, to be bound to do something”). Compare Spanish deber, Italian dovere, Portuguese dever, as well as English due and endeavor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdevi/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -evi
  • Syllabification: de‧vi

Verb

devi (present devas, past devis, future devos, conditional devus, volitive devu)

  1. ought; should; must
    • 1905, L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamento de Esperanto, Antaŭparolo.
      La fundamento de nia lingvo devas resti por ĉiam netuŝebla.
      The foundation of our language must stay forever untouchable.
    • 1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Levidoj 27:33.
      Oni ne devas esplori, ĉu ĝi estas bona aŭ malbona, kaj oni ĝin devas ne anstataŭigi.
      One should not examine whether it is good or bad, and one should not make a substitute for it.
    • 2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 17:
      "Eble ni persvados vin ke vi devas lasi nin foriri."
      "Perhaps we will convince you that you must let us leave."

Usage notes

Ordinarily means must, in the stronger form. To say should or ought, in the weaker form, the conditional devus is used, even in non-conditional clauses. When one actually uses devi in the conditional mood, it is often shown with kvazaŭ or se to avoid confusion.

Conjugation

Conjugation of devi
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense devas devis devos
active participle devanta devantaj devinta devintaj devonta devontaj
acc. devantan devantajn devintan devintajn devontan devontajn
nominal active participle devanto devantoj devinto devintoj devonto devontoj
acc. devanton devantojn devinton devintojn devonton devontojn
adverbial active participle devante devinte devonte
infinitive devi imperative devu conditional devus

Galician

Verb

devi

  1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of dever

Italian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.vi/, /ˈde.vi/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ɛvi, -evi
  • Hyphenation: dè‧vi, dé‧vi

Verb

devi

  1. second-person singular present indicative of dovere

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.vi/[3]
  • Rhymes: -ɛvi
  • Hyphenation: dè‧vi

Adjective

devi m pl

  1. masculine plural of devio

References

  1. ^ “devo” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ “dovere” in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  3. ^ “devio” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Latvian

Verb

devi

  1. second-person singular past indicative of dot

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • देवि (Devanagari script)
  • দেৰি (Bengali script)
  • දෙවි (Sinhalese script)
  • ဒေဝိ or ၻေဝိ (Burmese script)
  • เทวิ (Thai script)
  • ᨴᩮᩅᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເທວິ (Lao script)
  • ទេវិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄘𑄬𑅇𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

devi

  1. vocative singular of devī (“goddess”)

Portuguese

Verb

devi

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of dever

Turkish

Noun

devi

  1. accusative singular of dev
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