different between jiva vs diva

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ??? (j?va). Doublet of quick.

Noun

jiva (uncountable)

1. (Jainism) All living beings; the essence or soul of such beings.

Related terms

• ajiva
• jivadaya

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