div

See also: div., Div., div-, and див

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Dhivehi or Dhivehi ދިވެހި (divehi).

Symbol

div

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Dhivehi.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Dhivehi terms

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪv/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɪv

Etymology 1

Clipping of division.

Noun

div (plural divs)

1. (mathematics, computing) A function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers.
3. (web design) A section of a web page, or the div element that represents it in HTML code.

   Coordinate term: section break

4. (UK, Eton College, school slang) A division; a lesson.
5. (UK, Winchester College) division; a subject with multidisciplinary scope.
6. (military) A division.

Derived terms

• (web design): divitis (jargon)

Verb

div

1. Abbreviation of divide.

Translations

a function

Etymology 2

Clipping of divergence.

Noun

div

1. (vector calculus) Divergence; a kind of differential operator.

Translations

an operator

Bulgarian: div Swedish: div (sv)

Etymology 3

Clipping of divinity.

Noun

div (uncountable)

1. (UK, Ireland, uncountable, slang) Divinity, as a school subject.

Synonyms

• divvers

Etymology 4

UK, 1980s. Clipping of divvy (“a foolish person”).

Noun

div (plural divs)

1. (UK, Ireland, slang) A foolish person; an idiot.
   • 2012, Caitlin Moran, Moranthology, Ebury Press, published 2012, page 13:

     Too many commentators are quick to accuse their enemies of being evil. It's far, far more effective to point out that they're acting like divs instead.

   • 2016, Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons & Rob Gibbons, Alan Partridge: Nomad, page 145:

     To put it bluntly – without wanting to attract the ire of mental-health charities – he was a div who went schizo.

   • 2017, Shappi Khorsandi, Nina Is Not OK, page 2:

     Zoe reads a lot and isn't a div like girls as pretty as her can be.

Etymology 5

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *deywós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás

Proto-Iranian *daywáh

Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/)

Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw /⁠dēw⁠/)

Iranian Persian دیوْ (div)bor.

English div

Borrowed from Iranian Persian دیوْ (div). Doublet of daeva and deva, and (via PIE) related to Tiw, Zeus, and deus. Compare the root *div- in divine and diva as well as *dei- in deity, deism etc.

Noun

div (plural divs)

1. Alternative form of daeva.

Anagrams

• VDI, IVD, IDV, vid, D.V.I., DVI, vid.

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		див
Arabic		دیو

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *deywós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás

Proto-Iranian *daywáh

Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/)

Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw /⁠dēw⁠/)

Persian دیو (dēw / div)bor.

Azerbaijani div

Borrowed from Persian دیو (dēw / div).

Noun

div (definite accusative divi, plural divlər)

1. daeva, div, man-eating cyclops

Declension

Declension of div

	singular	plural
nominative	div	divlər
definite accusative	divi	divləri
dative	divə	divlərə
locative	divdə	divlərdə
ablative	divdən	divlərdən
definite genitive	divin	divlərin

Possessive forms of div

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divim	divlərim
sənin (“your”)	divin	divlərin
onun (“his/her/its”)	divi	divləri
bizim (“our”)	divimiz	divlərimiz
sizin (“your”)	diviniz	divləriniz
onların (“their”)	divi or divləri	divləri
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divimi	divlərimi
sənin (“your”)	divini	divlərini
onun (“his/her/its”)	divini	divlərini
bizim (“our”)	divimizi	divlərimizi
sizin (“your”)	divinizi	divlərinizi
onların (“their”)	divini or divlərini	divlərini
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divimə	divlərimə
sənin (“your”)	divinə	divlərinə
onun (“his/her/its”)	divinə	divlərinə
bizim (“our”)	divimizə	divlərimizə
sizin (“your”)	divinizə	divlərinizə
onların (“their”)	divinə or divlərinə	divlərinə
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divimdə	divlərimdə
sənin (“your”)	divində	divlərində
onun (“his/her/its”)	divində	divlərində
bizim (“our”)	divimizdə	divlərimizdə
sizin (“your”)	divinizdə	divlərinizdə
onların (“their”)	divində or divlərində	divlərində
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divimdən	divlərimdən
sənin (“your”)	divindən	divlərindən
onun (“his/her/its”)	divindən	divlərindən
bizim (“our”)	divimizdən	divlərimizdən
sizin (“your”)	divinizdən	divlərinizdən
onların (“their”)	divindən or divlərindən	divlərindən
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divimin	divlərimin
sənin (“your”)	divinin	divlərinin
onun (“his/her/its”)	divinin	divlərinin
bizim (“our”)	divimizin	divlərimizin
sizin (“your”)	divinizin	divlərinizin
onların (“their”)	divinin or divlərinin	divlərinin

References

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “div”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎ (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 650

Breton

Breton numbers ^(edit)

	20
←  1	2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal (feminine): div     Cardinal (masculine): daou     Ordinal: eil     Ordinal abbreviation: 2l

Etymology

From Middle Breton diu, from Old Breton diu, from Proto-Brythonic *duɨ (feminine of *dow), from Proto-Celtic *dwī (feminine of *duwo). Compare Cornish diw and Welsh dwy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiw/

Numeral

div f (masculine daou)

1. two

Mutation

Mutation of div

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
div	ziv	unchanged	tiv	tiv

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech div, from Proto-Slavic *divъ. Compare Polish dziw, Russian ди́во (dívo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟɪf]

• Audio:

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Noun

div m inan

1. wonder

   Alenka v říši divů ― Alice in wonderland

Declension

Declension of div (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	div	divy
genitive	divu	divů
dative	divu	divům
accusative	div	divy
vocative	dive	divy
locative	divu	divech
instrumental	divem	divy

Related terms

adjectives

• divný

nouns

• obdiv
• odiv
• podiv
• podivín
• údiv

verbs

• divit
• dívat
• podivit
• udivit
• vynadivit

Further reading

• “div”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “div”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “div”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Indonesian

Noun

div

1. (law enforcement) abbreviation of divisi (“division”)

Latgalian

Etymology

Shortened form of diveji, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Akin to Latvian divi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʲif]
• Hyphenation: div

Numeral

div

1. two

Usage notes

• div and divi are invariant for any gender and case, while diveji is declined.

References

• Nicole Nau (2011), A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 33

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȋvъ (“astonishment; wonder, miracle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɟiʋ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɟif/

Noun

div m inan

1. amazement, astonishment
2. that which causes astonishment
   1. strange matter, an unusual story, that arouses wonder, amazement
   2. (biblical) that which arouses wonder, astonishment, amazement, an astonishing act
3. wonder, miracle, amazing feat
4. sign (manifestation, etc. serving as confirmation of something)

Declension

Declension of div (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	div	divy	divi, divové
genitive	diva, divu	divú	divóv
dative	divu	divoma	divóm
accusative	div	divy	divy
vocative	dive	divy	divi, divové
locative	divě, divu	divú	diviech
instrumental	divem	divoma	divy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Derived terms

• morský div m
• mořský div m

Descendants

• Czech: div

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “div”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Slovak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȋvъ (“astonishment; wonder, miracle”). First attested in the 14th century.

Noun

div m inan

1. amazement, astonishment
2. that which causes astonishment
3. wonder, miracle

Descendants

• Slovak: div

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). First attested in 1551.

Noun

div m inan

1. (finance) assets

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “div”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Scots

Verb

tae div

1. (auxiliary) Form of tae dae used in the east of Scotland as an auxiliary. Nowadays most often found in Aberdeenshire, Angus, Moray, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders.

   A div agree wi ye.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *deywós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás

Proto-Iranian *daywáh

Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/)

Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw /⁠dēw⁠/)

Classical Persian دیوْ (dēw)bor.

Ottoman Turkish دیو (dev, div)bor.

Serbo-Croatian div

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیو (dev, div).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dîʋ/

Noun

dȉv m anim (Cyrillic spelling ди̏в)

1. giant

Declension

Declension of div

	singular	plural
nominative	dȉv	dìvovi
genitive	diva	divova
dative	divu	divovima
accusative	diva	divove
vocative	dive	divovi
locative	divu	divovima
instrumental	divom	divovima

Derived terms

• dìvovskī

Swedish

Noun

div

1. div; the divergence operator

Anagrams

• vid