different between diva vs deva

English

Etymology

From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin d?va (“goddess”), female of d?vus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?di?v?/
• Rhymes: -i?v?

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.

Synonyms

• (self-important person): prima donna

Derived terms

• diva-ish
• divo (“a male diva”)

Translations

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “diva”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• AIVD, Adiv, Vida, avid

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian diva (“goddess”), from Latin diva, feminine form of divus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?di.va?/
• 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 d?vus (“divine one; deified mortal”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.va/

Noun

diva f (plural divas)

1. A diva

Further reading

• “diva” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• vida

Italian

Etymology

From Latin, the feminine form of divus (“divine one; notably deified mortal”).

Noun

diva f (plural dive)

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

   Synonym: (informal) dea

2. (poetic) A goddess

   Synonym: dea

Related terms

• divo (masculine)

Anagrams

• davi

Latin

Adjective

d?va

1. nominative feminine singular of d?vus
2. nominative neuter plural of d?vus
3. accusative neuter plural of d?vus
4. vocative feminine singular of d?vus
5. nominative neuter plural of d?vus

Adjective

d?v?

1. ablative feminine singular of d?vus

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian diva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?di???/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

diva f (definite singular divaa, indefinite plural divaer, definite plural divaene)

1. a diva

Inflection

References

• “diva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?d??i.va/

Adjective

diva

1. feminine singular of divo

Noun

diva f (plural divas)

1. diva
2. a role model, someone to be looked up to

Related terms

• deus

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?diba/, [?d?i.??a]

Adjective

diva

1. feminine singular of divo

Noun

diva f (plural divas, masculine divo, masculine plural divos)

1. diva

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (devá, “deity, god”). Doublet of daeva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de?v?/

Noun

deva (plural devas)

1. A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.

Related terms

See also

• daeva

Anagrams

• Dave, E.D. Va., Veda, dave, vade

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ??? (deva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de?.va?/
• Hyphenation: de?va
• Rhymes: -e?va?

Noun

deva m (plural deva's or devas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) deva, a Hindu or Buddhist deity

Related terms

Italian

Verb

deva

1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive of dovere

Synonyms

• debba

Anagrams

• veda

Latvian

Noun

deva f (4th declension)

1. portion
2. ration
3. dose
4. dosage
5. helping

Declension

Verb

deva

1. 3rd person singular past indicative form of dot
2. 3rd person plural past indicative form of dot

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (devá, “deity, god”)

Noun

deva m

1. god
2. angel

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Burmese: ??? (dewa.)
• ? Khmer: ??? (teiv???)
• ? Northern Thai: ????, ???
• ? Thai: ??? (têep)

References

“deva”, in Pali Text Society, editor, Pali-English Dictionary?, London: Chipstead, 1921-1925.

Portuguese

Verb

deva

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of dever
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of dever
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of dever
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of dever

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ???? (deve).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d???a/
• Hyphenation: de?va

Noun

déva f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. camel (mammal)

   Synonym: kàmila

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *d?va, from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?- (“to suck, suckle”).

Alternative forms

• djéva (Ijekavian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d???a/
• Hyphenation: de?va

Noun

déva f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. (poetic) maiden

Declension

Related terms

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *d?va, from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?- (“to suck, suckle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???va/

Noun

deva f (genitive singular devy, nominative plural devy, genitive plural diev, declension pattern of žena)

1. (poetic) maiden, lass

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• deva in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *d?va.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dé??a/

Noun

d??va f

1. maiden
2. virgin

Inflection

Further reading

• “deva”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?deba/, [?d?e.??a]

Verb

deva

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of dever.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of dever.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of dever.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dever.

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• dewe

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish deve.

Noun

deva ?

1. camel