diva

== English == === 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): /ˈdiː.və/ Rhymes: -iːvə Hyphenation: di‧va === Noun === diva (plural divas or dive) Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.] (slang, derogatory, informal) A person with an inflated sense of self, who has high expectations of others, and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges. Synonym: prima donna (Internet slang) One who amazes or stuns, especially in a confident and feminine manner; (by extension) a term of endearment. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “diva” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “diva”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === AIVD, Adiv, Vida, avid == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin dīva (“goddess”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈdi.βə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈdi.və] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈdi.va] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈdi.βa] Hyphenation: di‧va === Noun === diva f (plural dives, masculine divo, masculine plural divos) diva (obsolete) goddess Synonym: deessa === Further reading === “diva”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == 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) 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) 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) (acting) a star (female, especially a singer or actress) Synonym: (informal) dea (poetic) a goddess Synonym: dea ==== Related terms ==== divo (masculine) ==== Descendants ==== === Anagrams === davi == Latin == === Pronunciation === dīva: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdiː.wa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdiː.va] dīvā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdiː.waː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdiː.va] === 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 goddess, deity ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Descendants ===== Catalan: diva Italian: diva (see there for further descendants) Spanish: diva === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== dīva inflection of dīvus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural ==== Adjective ==== dīvā ablative feminine singular of dīvus and dīva === 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) a diva ==== Inflection ==== === References === “diva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdi.va/ Rhymes: -iva Syllabification: di‧va === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “its relation to 'diwa' and/or 'dziw(k)a'”). ==== Noun ==== diva f (Internet slang) prostitute Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostytutka ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== diva f alternative spelling of diwa === Further reading === diva in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego diva in miejski.pl == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -ivɐ Hyphenation: di‧va ==== Adjective ==== diva feminine singular of divo ==== Noun ==== diva f (plural divas, masculine divo, masculine plural divos) diva (female deity, goddess) diva (female celebrity) role model (someone to be looked up to) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== diva inflection of divar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “diva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “diva”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026 “diva”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “diva”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “diva”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “diva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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) 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[2] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 2, Zagreb: JAZU, page 418 == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian diva. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diva/, [ˈdiʋa] Rhymes: -iva Hyphenation: di‧va === Noun === diva f diva (female celebrity) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “diva”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdiba/ [ˈd̪i.β̞a] Rhymes: -iba Syllabification: di‧va === Noun === diva f (plural divas, masculine divo, masculine plural divos) diva === Adjective === diva feminine singular of divo === Further reading === “divo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === diva c a diva, a prima donna (famous person with annoying manners) ==== Declension ==== === References === “diva”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “diva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “diva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”). Doublet of dev. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdi.va/ Hyphenation: di‧va === Noun === diva (definite accusative divayı, plural divalar) 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