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div

See also: div., Div., div-, and див

Translingual

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Symbol

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div

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Dhivehi.

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of division.

Noun

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div (plural divs)

  1. (mathematics, computing) A function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers.
  3. (web design) A section of a web page, or the div element that represents it in HTML code.
    Coordinate term: section break
  4. (UK, Eton College, school slang) A division; a lesson.
  5. (UK, Winchester College) division; a subject with multidisciplinary scope.
  6. (military) A division.
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Verb

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div

  1. Abbreviation of divide.
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of divergence.

Noun

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div

  1. (vector calculus) Divergence; a kind of differential operator.
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Etymology 3

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Clipping of divinity.

Noun

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div (uncountable)

  1. (UK, Ireland, uncountable, slang) Divinity, as a school subject.
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Etymology 4

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UK, 1980s. Clipping of divvy (“a foolish person”).

Noun

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div (plural divs)

  1. (UK, Ireland, slang) A foolish person; an idiot.
    • 2012, Caitlin Moran, Moranthology, Ebury Press, published 2012, page 13:
      Too many commentators are quick to accuse their enemies of being evil. It's far, far more effective to point out that they're acting like divs instead.
    • 2016, Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons & Rob Gibbons, Alan Partridge: Nomad, page 145:
      To put it bluntly – without wanting to attract the ire of mental-health charities – he was a div who went schizo.
    • 2017, Shappi Khorsandi, Nina Is Not OK, page 2:
      Zoe reads a lot and isn't a div like girls as pretty as her can be.

Etymology 5

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From Iranian Persian دیو (div, “demon”), from Classical Persian دیو (dēw), from Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw)/[script needed] (ŠDYA /⁠dēw⁠/, “evil spirit, demon”), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠/, “false god; demon”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás (“god, supernatural being”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Doublet of daeva and deva, and (via PIE) related to Tiw, Zeus, and deus. Compare the root *div- in divine and diva as well as *dei- in deity, deism etc.

Noun

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div (plural divs)

  1. Alternative form of daeva

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Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic див
Abjad دیو

Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian دیو.

Noun

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div (definite accusative divi, plural divlər)

  1. daeva, div, man-eating cyclops

Declension

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    Declension of div
singular plural
nominative div
 divlər
definite accusative divi
 divləri
dative divə
 divlərə
locative divdə
 divlərdə
ablative divdən
 divlərdən
definite genitive divin
 divlərin
    Possessive forms of div
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) divim divlərim
sənin (“your”) divin divlərin
onun (“his/her/its”) divi divləri
bizim (“our”) divimiz divlərimiz
sizin (“your”) diviniz divləriniz
onların (“their”) divi or divləri divləri
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) divimi divlərimi
sənin (“your”) divini divlərini
onun (“his/her/its”) divini divlərini
bizim (“our”) divimizi divlərimizi
sizin (“your”) divinizi divlərinizi
onların (“their”) divini or divlərini divlərini
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) divimə divlərimə
sənin (“your”) divinə divlərinə
onun (“his/her/its”) divinə divlərinə
bizim (“our”) divimizə divlərimizə
sizin (“your”) divinizə divlərinizə
onların (“their”) divinə or divlərinə divlərinə
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) divimdə divlərimdə
sənin (“your”) divində divlərində
onun (“his/her/its”) divində divlərində
bizim (“our”) divimizdə divlərimizdə
sizin (“your”) divinizdə divlərinizdə
onların (“their”) divində or divlərində divlərində
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) divimdən divlərimdən
sənin (“your”) divindən divlərindən
onun (“his/her/its”) divindən divlərindən
bizim (“our”) divimizdən divlərimizdən
sizin (“your”) divinizdən divlərinizdən
onların (“their”) divindən or divlərindən divlərindən
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) divimin divlərimin
sənin (“your”) divinin divlərinin
onun (“his/her/its”) divinin divlərinin
bizim (“our”) divimizin divlərimizin
sizin (“your”) divinizin divlərinizin
onların (“their”) divinin or divlərinin divlərinin

Further reading

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  • “div” in Obastan.com.

Breton

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Pronunciation

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Numeral

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div f (masculine form daou)

  1. two

See also

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  • (cardinal number): Previous: unan. Next: teir

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech div, from Proto-Slavic *divъ. Compare Polish dziw, Russian ди́во (dívo).

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Noun

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div m inan

  1. wonder
    Alenka v říši divů ― Alice in wonderland

Declension

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Declension of div (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative div divy
genitive divu divů
dative divu divům
accusative div divy
vocative dive divy
locative divu divech
instrumental divem divy
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Further reading

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  • div in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • div in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • div in Internetová jazyková příručka

Indonesian

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Noun

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div

  1. (law enforcement) Abbreviation of divisi (“division”).

Latgalian

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Etymology

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Shortened form of diveji, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Akin to Latvian divi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲif]
  • Hyphenation: div

Numeral

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div

  1. two

Usage notes

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  • div and divi are invariant for any gender and case, while diveji is declined.

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  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 33

Old Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȋvъ (“astonishment; wonder, miracle”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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div m inan

  1. amazement, astonishment
  2. that which causes astonishment
    1. strange matter, an unusual story, that arouses wonder, amazement
    2. (biblical) that which arouses wonder, astonishment, amazement, an astonishing act
  3. wonder, miracle, amazing feat
  4. sign (manifestation, etc. serving as confirmation of something)

Declension

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Declension of div (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative div divy divi, divové
genitive diva, divu divú divóv
dative divu divoma divóm
accusative div divy divy
vocative dive divy divi, divové
locative divě, divu divú diviech
instrumental divem divoma divy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Czech: div

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Old Slovak

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȋvъ (“astonishment; wonder, miracle”). First attested in the 14th century.

Noun

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div m

  1. amazement, astonishment
  2. that which causes astonishment
  3. wonder, miracle
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). First attested in 1551.

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div m

  1. (finance) assets

Further reading

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  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), chapter DIV, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Scots

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Verb

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tae div

  1. (auxiliary) Form of tae dae used in the east of Scotland as an auxiliary. Nowadays most often found in Aberdeenshire, Angus, Moray, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders.
    A div agree wi ye.
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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیو (div), from Persian دیو (div), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

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Noun

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dȉv m (Cyrillic spelling ди̏в)

  1. giant

Declension

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Declension of div
singular plural
nominative dȉv dìvovi
genitive diva divova
dative divu divovima
accusative diva divove
vocative dive divovi
locative divu divovima
instrumental divom divovima

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Swedish

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Noun

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div

  1. div; the divergence operator

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