diva

See also: díva, divã, and Diva

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/
  • 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.

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Translations

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References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
  • “diva” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Italian diva (“goddess”).

Pronunciation

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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 divus 'divine one; notably deified mortal'

Noun

diva f (plural divas)

  1. A diva

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin, the feminine form of divus 'divine one; notably deified mortal'

Noun

diva f (plural dive)

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

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Latin

Adjective

dīva

  1. nominative feminine singular of dīvus
  2. nominative neuter plural of dīvus
  3. accusative neuter plural of dīvus
  4. vocative feminine singular of dīvus
  5. nominative neuter plural of dīvus

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

Portuguese

Noun

diva f (plural divas)

  1. diva

Spanish

Noun

diva f (plural divas)

  1. diva
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