divizia

See also: Di Vizia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīvitia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈvit.t͡sja/
• Rhymes: -ittsja
• Hyphenation: di‧vì‧zia

Noun

divizia f (plural divizie)

1. (obsolete, literary) abundance
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXII, page 332:

     Ond'ei, ch'avea lacciuoli a gran divizia, ¶ rispuose: «Malizioso son io troppo, ¶ quand'io procuro a' mia maggior trestizia».

     Whence he, who snares in great abundance had, ¶ responded: «I by far too cunning am, ¶ when I procure for mine a greater sadness.»

   1. (in the plural) riches, wealth