देवृ
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (“brother-in-law, huband’s brother”). Cognate with Latin levir, Ancient Greek δᾱήρ (dāḗr), Old English tācor, Russian деверь (déver’), Lithuanian dieveris. Variants: देवर (devara) and देवन् (devan).
Pronunciation
Noun
देवृ • (devṛ́) m
- woman's brother-in-law, husband's brother (especially his younger brother)
- current husband of a previously married woman
Declension
| Masculine ṛ-stem declension of देवृ (devṛ́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | देवा devā́ |
देवरौ / देवरा¹ devárau / devárā¹ |
देवरः deváraḥ |
| Vocative | देवः dévaḥ |
देवरौ / देवरा¹ dévarau / dévarā¹ |
देवरः dévaraḥ |
| Accusative | देवरम् deváram |
देवरौ / देवरा¹ devárau / devárā¹ |
देवॄन् devṝ́n |
| Instrumental | देव्रा devrā́ |
देवृभ्याम् devṛ́bhyām |
देवृभिः devṛ́bhiḥ |
| Dative | देव्रे devré |
देवृभ्याम् devṛ́bhyām |
देवृभ्यः devṛ́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | देवुः devúḥ |
देवृभ्याम् devṛ́bhyām |
देवृभ्यः devṛ́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | देवुः devúḥ |
देव्रोः devróḥ |
देवॄणाम् devṝṇā́m |
| Locative | देवरि devári |
देव्रोः devróḥ |
देवृषु devṛ́ṣu |
| Notes |
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References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 496/2
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