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

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dev

Wikipedia

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:

     “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:

     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

• /dev/null
• devkit
• gamedev
• web dev

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

• DVE, EDV, VED

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).

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

• devasa
• dev gibi
• kocaman
• koca
• koskoca
• koskocaman
• kocaman
• muazzam

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “دیو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 940

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, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 34-5.