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diva
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)
- Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.]
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- (acting) A star (female, especially a singer or actress)
- Synonym: (informal) dea
- (poetic) A goddess
- Synonym: dea
Related terms
- divo (masculine)
Anagrams
- davi
Latin
Adjective
d?va
- nominative feminine singular of d?vus
- nominative neuter plural of d?vus
- accusative neuter plural of d?vus
- vocative feminine singular of d?vus
- nominative neuter plural of d?vus
Adjective
d?v?
- 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)
- a diva
Inflection
References
- “diva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?d??i.va/
Adjective
diva
- feminine singular of divo
Noun
diva f (plural divas)
- diva
- a role model, someone to be looked up to
Related terms
- deus
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?diba/, [?d?i.??a]
Adjective
diva
- feminine singular of divo
Noun
diva f (plural divas, masculine divo, masculine plural divos)
- diva
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kiva
English
Etymology
From Hopi kíva.
Noun
kiva (plural kivas)
- A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village.
Anagrams
- Vaik, vika
Finnish
(index ki)
Etymology
Uncertain, but probably related to kiivas and kipakka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ki??/, [?ki??]
- Rhymes: -i??
- Syllabification: ki?va
Adjective
kiva (comparative kivempi or kivampi, superlative kivoin or kivin)
- (colloquial) nice
- kiva ihminen — nice person
- (colloquial) fun, neat
- Se oli kivaa! — It was fun!
Declension
Derived terms
- kivasti
Anagrams
- vika
Swedish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Finnish kiva.
Adjective
kiva (comparative mer kiva, superlative mest kiva)
- (Finland, colloquial) fun, nice
Usage notes
Also inflected: kivoga as plural, kivogare as comparative and kivogast as superlative.
Etymology 2
Verb
kiva (present kivar, preterite kivade, supine kivat, imperative kiva)
- to quarrel
Conjugation
Anagrams
- vika
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