devo

English

Etymology 1

From dev(astated) +‎ -o.

Adjective

devo (comparative more devo, superlative most devo)

  1. (Australia, slang) Devastated.

Etymology 2

Clipping of devolution.

Noun

devo

  1. (chiefly UK, politics, informal) Clipping of devolution (“transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government”).
    • 2015 January 23, Susanna Rustin, “The new city centres: the alternative establishment that wants to wrest power from the capital”, in The Guardian‎:
      Sheffield’s devo deal, signed in December, focuses on skill and jobs but also includes new powers for the authority over housing and support for business. There is no mayor, but new ‘Oyster-style’ travelcards are promised. [image caption]
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Noun

devo (accusative singular devon, plural devoj, accusative plural devojn)

  1. duty
    voko de devo
    call of duty

Italian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.vo/, /ˈde.vo/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ɛvo, -evo
  • Hyphenation: dè‧vo, dé‧vo

Verb

devo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dovere

References
  1. devo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. dovere in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007

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Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑁄 (Brahmi script)
  • देवो (Devanagari script)
  • দেৰো (Bengali script)
  • දෙවො (Sinhalese script)
  • ဒေဝေါ or ၻေဝေႃ (Burmese script)
  • เทโว (Thai script)
  • ᨴᩮᩅᩮᩤ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເທໂວ (Lao script)
  • ទេវោ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄘𑄬𑅇𑄮 (Chakma script)

Noun

devo m

  1. nominative singular of deva

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈde.vu/

  • Hyphenation: de‧vo

Verb

devo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dever

Spanish

Verb

devo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dever
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