diva

See also díva, divã, and Diva

English

Etymology

From Italian diva' “diva, goddess”, from Latin diva “goddess”, female of divus “divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /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. 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.

Derived terms

• diva-ish

Translations

female star

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 迪娃 (cmn) (díwá), 迪瓦 (cmn) (díwǎ), 女名 (cmn) (nǚmíng), 歌後 (cmn), 歌后 (cmn) (gēhòu) (singing queen)

• Dutch: diva (nl) f
• French: diva (fr) f
• German: Diva (de) f
• Hungarian: díva (hu)

• Italian: diva (it) f
• Japanese: ディーバ (ja) (dība), ディーヴァ (ja) (dīva), 歌姫 (ja) (うたひめ, utahime) (singing queen)
• Persian: خواننده زن (fa) (khānandeye zan)
• Russian: дива (ru) (díva) f
• Swedish: diva (sv) c

a principal female in some other field

• French: diva (fr) f

• Hungarian: díva (hu)

a person who considers herself much more important than others

• Dutch: diva f, prima-donna
• French: diva (fr) f
• German: Diva (de) f

• Hungarian: díva (hu)
• Swedish: diva (sv) c

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Translations to be checked

• French: diva f

• Italian: diva f

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
• “diva” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001). [1]

Anagrams

• avid

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Dutch

Etymology

From Italian, from Latin, the feminine form of divus 'divine one; notably deified mortal'

Noun

diva f (plural diva's, diminutive divaatje)

1. A diva

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French

Etymology

From Italian, from Latin, the feminine form of divus 'divine one; notably deified mortal'

Noun

diva f (plural divas)

1. A diva

Anagrams

• vida

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin, the feminine form of divus 'divine one; notably deified mortal'

Noun

diva f (plural dive)

1. A goddess, female deity
2. A star (female, especially a singer or actress)

Synonyms

• (goddess): dea

Related terms

• divo (masculine)

Anagrams

• davi

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Latin

Adjective

dīva

1. nominative feminine singular of dīvus
2. nominative neuter plural of dīvus
3. accusative neuter plural of dīvus
4. vocative feminine singular of dīvus
5. nominative neuter plural of dīvus

dīvā

1. ablative feminine singular of dīvus