división

See also: division and Division

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiō, dīvīsiōnem.

Noun

división f (plural divisiones)

1. division

Related terms

• dividir

Galician

Alternative forms

• divisón
• divisom, divisão (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century (diuisoes, "divisions"). Learned borrowing from Latin dīvīsiōnem. Compare Portuguese divisão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dibiˈsjoŋ/ [d̪i.β̞iˈs̺joŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: di‧vi‧sión

Noun

división f (plural divisións)

1. division, partition, in particular
   1. (construction) partition
      • 1810, Jose Fernandez y Neira, Proezas de Galicia:

        como por aquela terra hay pouca leña, queimaron toda à madeira das divisions, deixsàndo rasa à casa

        since there are little firewood on that land, they burned down the wood of the partitions, leaving the house bare

   2. (mathematics) division

Related terms

• dividir

References

• “diuison” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “diuis” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “división” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “división” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “división” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiōnem. Cognate with English division.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dibiˈsjon/ [d̪i.β̞iˈsjõn]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: di‧vi‧sión

Noun

división f (plural divisiones)

1. division, divide
2. split, splitting, cleavage
3. branch, division (section of an institution or organization)
4. partition, partitioning (the division of a territory in two or more parts)
5. separation (e.g. the separation of powers in government)
6. (mathematics) division
7. divisiveness

Derived terms

• División Azul
• división celular
• división del trabajo
• divisionario
• divisionismo

 

Related terms

• dividir
• subdivisión

 

Further reading

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