diva

See also: díva, divã, Diva, and дива

English

Etymology

From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːvə/

• Audio (southern England)

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• Rhymes: -iːvə

Noun

diva (plural dive or divas)

1. Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.]
2. A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.

Synonyms

• (self-important person): prima donna

Derived terms

• diva-ish
• divo (“a male diva”)

Translations

female celebrity

• Catalan: diva (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 迪娃 (díwá), 迪瓦 (díwǎ), 女名 (nǚmíng), 歌后 (gēhòu) (singing queen)

• Dutch: diva (nl) f
• Finnish: diiva (fi)
• French: diva (fr) f
• German: Diva (de) f
• Hungarian: díva (hu)
• Italian: diva (it) f
• Japanese: ディーバ (dība), ディーヴァ (dīva), 歌姫 (うたひめ, utahime) (singing queen)
• Korean: 디바 (diba)
• Persian: خواننده زن‎ (xânande-ye zan)
• Polish: diwa f
• Portuguese: diva (pt) f
• Russian: ди́ва (ru) f (díva)
• Spanish: diva (es) f
• Swedish: diva (sv) c
• Turkish: diva (tr)
• Ukrainian: ди́ва f (dýva)

person who considers herself much more important than others

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: diva (nl) f, prima-donna
• Finnish: diiva (fi)
• French: diva (fr) f
• German: Diva (de) f
• Hungarian: díva (hu)
• Portuguese: diva (pt) f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: diva (es) f
• Swedish: diva (sv) c

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} diva (fr) f
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} diva (it) f

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
• Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “diva”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• AIVD, Adiv, Vida, avid

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin dīva (“goddess”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.və/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.bə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.va/

Noun

diva f (plural dives, masculine divo)

1. (obsolete) goddess

   Synonym: deessa

2. diva

Further reading

• “diva” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian diva (“goddess”), from Latin diva, feminine form of divus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.vaː/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: di‧va

Noun

diva f (plural diva's, diminutive divaatje n)

1. A diva.

French

Etymology

From Italian, from Latin, the feminine form of dīvus (“divine one; deified mortal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.va/

Noun

diva f (plural divas)

1. a diva

Further reading

• “diva”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• vida

Italian

Etymology

From Latin, the feminine form of divus (“divine one; notably deified mortal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.va/
• Rhymes: -iva
• Syllabification: dì‧va

Noun

diva f (plural dive)

1. (acting) a star (female, especially a singer or actress)

   Synonym: (informal) dea

2. (poetic) a goddess

   Synonym: dea

Related terms

• divo (masculine)

Descendants

• → Catalan: diva
• → Chinese: 迪娃 (díwá), 迪瓦 (díwǎ)
• → Dutch: diva
• → English: diva
• → Finnish: diiva
• → French: diva
• → German: Diva
• → Hungarian: díva
• → Japanese: ディーバ (dība), ディーヴァ (dīva)
• → Polish: diwa
• → Portuguese: diva
• → Russian: дива (diva)
• → Spanish: diva
• → Swedish: diva
• → Turkish: diva

Anagrams

• davi

Latin

Etymology 1

From Old Latin deivā, from Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), feminine of *deiwos (“god”) (whence dīvus and deus). See also dea.

Noun

dīva f (genitive dīvae, masculine dīvus); first declension

1. goddess, deity

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dīva	dīvae
Genitive	dīvae	dīvārum
Dative	dīvae	dīvīs
Accusative	dīvam	dīvās
Ablative	dīvā	dīvīs
Vocative	dīva	dīvae

Descendants

• Catalan: diva
• Italian: diva (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Adjective

dīva

1. inflection of dīvus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

dīvā

1. ablative feminine singular of dīvus

References

• “diva”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “diva”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “diva”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian diva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːʋɑ/

Noun

diva f (definite singular divaa, indefinite plural divaer, definite plural divaene)

1. a diva

Inflection

Historical inflection of diva indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural 1982 diva f diva, divaa [divai] divaer divaene 2012 (current) diva f divaa divaer divaene Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.

References

• “diva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.va/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.vɐ/

Adjective

diva

1. feminine singular of divo

Noun

diva f (plural divas)

1. diva
2. a role model, someone to be looked up to

Related terms

• deus

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ديبا‎ (diba), from Persian دیبا‎ (dêbâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǐːʋa/
• Hyphenation: di‧va

Noun

díva f (Cyrillic spelling ди́ва)

1. Alternative form of díba (“gold-damascened silk brocade”)

References

• Đuro Daničić, Matija Valjavac, Pero Budmani, editor (1884-1886), “díva”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 2, Zagreb: JAZU, page 418

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiba/ [ˈd̪i.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: di‧va

Noun

diva f (plural divas, masculine divo, masculine plural divos)

1. diva

Adjective

diva

1. feminine singular of divo

Further reading

• “divo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Noun

diva c

1. a diva, a prima donna (famous person with annoying manners)

   Vilken jäkla diva

   What a bloody diva

Declension

Declension of diva
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	diva	divan	divor	divorna
Genitive	divas	divans	divors	divornas

References

• diva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• diva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• diva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.va/
• Hyphenation: di‧va

Noun

diva (definite accusative divayı, plural divalar)

1. diva (female celebrity)

Further reading

• diva in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “diva”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “diva”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1203