diva

See also: díva, divã, Diva, and дива

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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. 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

female celebrity

• Chinese:

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

• Dutch: diva (nl) f
• Finnish: diiva (fi)
• French: diva (fr) f
• German: Diva (de) f
• Hungarian: díva (hu)
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• Italian: diva (it) f
• Japanese: ディーバ (dība), ディーヴァ (dīva), 歌姫 (うたひめ, utahime) (singing queen)
• Persian: خواننده زن (khānandeye zan)
• Polish: diwa f
• Russian: ди́ва (ru) f (díva)
• Spanish: diva (es) f
• Swedish: diva (sv) c

person who considers herself much more important than others

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: diva (nl) f, prima-donna
• Finnish: diiva (fi)
• French: diva (fr) f
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• German: Diva (de) f
• Hungarian: díva (hu)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: diva (es) f
• Swedish: diva (sv) c

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} diva (fr) f
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• Italian: ^{(please verify)} diva (it) f

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “diva”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. [1]

Anagrams

• AIVD, Adiv, Vida, avid

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Dutch

Etymology

From Italian diva (“goddess”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: di‧va

Noun

diva f (plural diva's, diminutive divaatje n)

1. A diva

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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

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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

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 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

Adjective

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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

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Portuguese

Adjective

diva

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective divo.

Noun

diva f (plural divas)

1. diva

Related terms

• deus

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiba/ [ˈd̪i.β̞a]

Adjective

diva

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective divo.

Noun

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

1. diva