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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?v/
• Rhymes: -?v

Etymology 1

Clipping of division.

Noun

div (plural divs)

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

Derived terms

• (web design): divitis (jargon)

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of divergence.

Noun

div

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

Translations

Etymology 3

Clipping of divinity.

Noun

div (uncountable)

1. (Britain, uncountable, slang) Divinity, as a school subject.

Synonyms

• divvers

Etymology 4

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

Noun

div (plural divs)

1. (Britain, slang) A foolish person; an idiot.
   • 2012, Caitlin Moran, Moranthology, Ebury Press 2012, p. 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.

   • 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

From Iranian Persian ???? (div, “demon”), from Old Persian ???????????? (d-i-v /daiva?/, “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

div (plural divs)

1. Alternative form of daeva

Anagrams

• D.V.I., DVI, IDV, VDI, vid, vid.

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?diw/

Numeral

div f (masculine form daou)

1. two

See also

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

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *div?. Compare Polish dziw, Russian ????? (dívo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???f]

Noun

div m

1. wonder

Declension

Related terms

• divit se
• divný m
• udivit
• údiv m
• obdiv m
• podivit
• podivín m

Further reading

• div in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• div in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Indonesian

Noun

div

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

Latgalian

Etymology

Shortened form of diveji, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duw?, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh?. Akin to Latvian divi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?iv/

Numeral

div

1. two

Usage notes

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

References

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

Scots

Verb

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.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ???? (div), from Persian ???? (div).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dî?/

Noun

d?v m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. giant

Declension

Derived terms

• dìvovsk?

Swedish

Noun

div

1. div; the divergence operator

Anagrams

• vid

English

Etymology 1

Verb

dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)

1. To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed
2. To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.

See also

• dibbing
• dibber
• dibble
• dibs

Noun

dib (plural dibs)

1. A dibber (gardening tool)
2. One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

Etymology 2

Verb

dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)

1. (Scouting) Alternative form of dyb

Anagrams

• BID, DBI, IBD, IDB, bid

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *t?p.

Noun

dib (definite accusative dibi, plural dibl?r)

1. bottom

2. root, base

3. lower part
4. deep (a long way inside; situated far in or back)

5. (mining) face (as in coalface)
6. (colloquial) hymen

   Synonym: q?zl?q p?rd?si

Declension

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (?i?b). Compare Moroccan Arabic ???? (d?b), Egyptian Arabic ???? (d?b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di?p/

Noun

dib m (plural djieb)

1. wolf

   Synonym: lupu

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dib/

Noun

dib (nominative plural dibs)

1. depth

Declension

Derived terms

• dibik
• dibot