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4-letter words (2 found)

AVID,DIVA,

3-letter words (4 found)

AID,DIV,VIA,VID,

2-letter words (5 found)

AD,AI,DA,DI,ID,

You can make 11 words from diva according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of diva

diva idva dvia vdia ivda vida diav idav daiv adiv iadv aidv dvai vdai davi advi vadi avdi ivad viad iavd aivd vaid avid

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Definitions and meaning of diva

diva

Etymology

From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”), from Old Latin deivā, from Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), feminine of *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).

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. (slang, derogatory, informal) An individual 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

Translations

References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “diva”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • AIVD, Adiv, Vida, avid

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin dīva (“goddess”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈdi.βə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈdi.və]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈdi.va]

Noun

diva f (plural dives, masculine divo)

  1. (obsolete) goddess
    Synonym: deessa
  2. diva

Further reading

  • “diva” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdi.vaː/
  • 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 dīvus (“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 [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • vida

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdi.va/
  • Rhymes: -iva
  • Hyphenation: dì‧va

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)

Descendants

Anagrams

  • davi

Latin

Pronunciation

  • dīva: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.u̯a/, [ˈd̪iːu̯ä]
  • dīva: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdi.va/, [ˈd̪iːvä]
  • dīvā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.u̯aː/, [ˈd̪iːu̯äː]
  • dīvā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdi.va/, [ˈd̪iːvä]

Etymology 1

From Old Latin deivā, from Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), feminine of *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”) (whence dīvus and deus). See also dea.

Noun

dīva f (genitive dīvae, masculine dīvus); first declension

  1. goddess, deity
Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants
  • Catalan: diva
  • Italian: diva (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Noun

diva

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of dīvum (“sky, open air”)

Etymology 3

Adjective

dīva

  1. inflection of dīvus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian diva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːʋɑ/

Noun

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

  1. a diva

Inflection

References

  • “diva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 2

Verb

diva

  1. inflection of divar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ديبا (diba), from Persian دیبا (dêbâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dǐːʋa/
  • Hyphenation: di‧va

Noun

díva f (Cyrillic spelling ди́ва)

  1. Alternative form of díba (“gold-damascened silk brocade”)

References

  • Đuro Daničić, Matija Valjavac, Pero Budmani, editor (1884-1886), “díva”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 2, Zagreb: JAZU, page 418

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiba/ [ˈd̪i.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: di‧va

Noun

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

  1. diva

Adjective

diva

  1. feminine singular of divo

Further reading

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

Swedish

Noun

diva c

  1. a diva, a prima donna (famous person with annoying manners)

Declension

References

  • diva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • diva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • diva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdi.va/
  • Hyphenation: di‧va

Noun

diva (definite accusative divayı, plural divalar)

  1. diva (female celebrity)

Further reading

  • “diva”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “diva”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “diva”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1203

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