LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

dīva

dīva f (genitive dīvae, masculine dīvus)
Classical[ˈdiː.wa]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.va]

Meaning

  1. goddess, deity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedīvadīvae
genitivedīvaedīvārum
dativedīvaedīvīs
accusativedīvamdīvās
ablativedīvādīvīs
vocativedīvadīvae

dīva, ae f.,
I. a goddess, v. divus.

Origins

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.

Descendants
  • Catalandiva
  • Italiandiva
  • Spanishdiva

In English words that came into English from dīva

  • divadīva

Quick answers

What does dīva mean in Latin?
dīva, a noun, means “goddess, deity”.
What is the genitive of dīva?
The genitive singular is dīvae. dīva is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce dīva?
In classical Latin, [ˈdiː.wa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdiː.va].