devla

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟevla]

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Noun

devla f

1. (derogatory) weak, old horse (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Declension of devla
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	devla	devly
genitive	devly	deviel
dative	devle	devlám
accusative	devlu	devly
locative	devle	devlách
instrumental	devlou	devlami

Further reading

• “devla”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025