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diva

See also: díva, divã, Diva, and дива

English edit

Etymology edit

From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”), from Old Latin deivā, from Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), feminine of *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːvə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːvə

Noun edit

diva (plural dive or divas)

  1. Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.]
  2. (slang, derogatory, informal) An individual 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.

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References edit

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “diva”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Catalan edit

Etymology edit

From Latin dīva (“goddess”).

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Noun edit

diva f (plural dives, masculine divo)

  1. (obsolete) goddess
    Synonym: deessa
  2. diva

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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdi.vaː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: di‧va

Noun edit

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

  1. A diva.

French edit

Etymology edit

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

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Noun edit

diva f (plural divas)

  1. a diva

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

diva f (plural dive)

  1. (acting) a star (female, especially a singer or actress)
    Synonym: (informal) dea
  2. (poetic) a goddess
    Synonym: dea

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Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. goddess, deity
Declension edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

diva

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of dīvum (“sky, open air”)

Etymology 3 edit

Adjective edit

dīva

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

Adjective edit

dīvā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dīvus

References edit

  • “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 edit

Etymology edit

From Italian diva.

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

  1. a diva

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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.

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Etymology 1 edit

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Adjective edit

diva

  1. feminine singular of divo

Noun edit

diva f (plural divas)

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

Verb edit

diva

  1. inflection of divar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

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díva f (Cyrillic spelling ди́ва)

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

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Pronunciation edit

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

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

  1. diva

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diva

  1. feminine singular of divo

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diva c

  1. a diva, a prima donna (famous person with annoying manners)
    Vilken jäkla diva
    What a bloody diva

Declension edit

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

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Turkish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

diva (definite accusative divayı, plural divalar)

  1. diva (female celebrity)

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