divojka

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• djèvōjka (Ijekavian)
• dèvōjka (Ekavian)
• đèvōjka (Serbia, Montenegro)

Noun

divojka f (Cyrillic spelling дивојка)

1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) girl, maiden
   • 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):

     da divojka gdi me dobi,
     to mi žalost s tugom pribi

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   • 1551, Marin Držić, Tirena:

     Divojka plemka taj od stara od mene
     bježat će vazda, vaj, u gore zelene! -

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   • 1684, Pavao Vitezović, Odiljenje sigetsko:

     Prosi te i kumi divojka i brati,
     da i ona umi drugim kazivati.

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   • 1762, Matija Antun Relković, Satir iliti divji čovik:

     Zato velim i vami, divojke,
     zemljakinje i moje Slavonke,
     ne čuva se tako divičanstvo
     a i vaše najvećje bogatstvo.

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