divers
See also divèrs
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See diver
Noun
divers
- Plural form of diver
Etymology 2
See diverse
Adjective
divers (comparative more divers, superlative most divers)
- Obsolete spelling of diverse, in the sense of various or assorted.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Matthew 4:24:
- And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
- 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves:
- Shortly after this I had to go out of town. Divers sound sportsmen had invited me to pay visits to their country places, and it wasn't for several months that I settled down in the city again.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Matthew 4:24:
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Catalan
Adjective
divers m (feminine diversa, masculine plural diversos, feminine plural diverses)
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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divers (file)
Adjective
divers (comparative diverser, superlative meest divers or diverst)
Declension
Declension of divers
| positive | comparative | superlative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| attributive | predicative/adverbial | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | divers | diverser | |||
| neuter singular |
indefinite | divers | diverser | ||
| definite | diverse | diversere | diverste | diverst, diverste | |
| common singular | diverse | diversere | diverste | diverste | |
| plural | diverse | diversere | diverste | diverste | |
| partitive | divers | diversers | |||
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin diversus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
divers m (feminine diverse, masculine plural divers, feminine plural diverses)
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