proper noun · femininefirst declension
Deva
Deva f sg (genitive Devae)
Meaning
- femininesingulara small river in Hispania Tarraconensis
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Deva | — |
| genitive | Devae | — |
| dative | Devae | — |
| accusative | Devam | — |
| ablative | Devā | — |
| vocative | Deva | — |
Origins
From Paleo-Hispanic, from Proto-Celtic *deiwā (“goddess”), from Proto-Celtic *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyDevaDeva 1. The name of the river Dee, in Cheshire. Just, however, as DERVENTIO though really the name of the Derwent, denotes a town on that river rather…GeographyDevaDeva (Δηούα, Ptol. 2.6.8), or DEVALES (Mela, 3.1), a small river on the N. coast of Hispania Tarraconensis, probably identical with the stream now cal…