divi
See also: diví
English
Etymology
Shortening.
Noun
divi (plural divis)
- (Britain, informal, dated) The dividend paid out by the Co-op
See also
- divi-divi (etymologically unrelated)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdi.vi/
- Rhymes: -ivi
- Hyphenation: dì‧vi
Noun
divi m
- plural of divo
Anagrams
- vidi
Latgalian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdʲivʲi]
- Hyphenation: di‧vi
Numeral
divi
- Alternative form of div
References
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 33
Latin
Adjective
dīvī
- inflection of dīvus:
- nominative/vocative masculine plural
- genitive masculine/neuter singular
Latvian
Etymology
Originally an old dual feminine form, from an older *duwi, from *duwu, from Proto-Baltic and Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁, *dwóu (“two (masc.)”), *dwéi, *dwái (“two (fem., neut.)”).
Cognates include Lithuanian du, dvi, Old Prussian dwai, Sudovian duo (< *dwuo), Old Church Slavonic дъва (dŭva), Old Church Slavonic дъвѣ (dŭvě), Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian два (dva), две (dve) (Ukrainian дві (dvi, “(fem.)”)), Czech dva, dvě, Polish dwa, dwie, Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌹 (twai), 𐍄𐍅𐍉𐍃 (twōs), 𐍄𐍅𐌰 (twa), Old High German zwēne, zwā, zwō, zwei, German zwei, English two, Sanskrit द्व (dvá), Ancient Greek δύο (dúo), δύω (dúō) (Homeric δύω (dúō)/δύϝω (dúwō), dú(w)ō), Latin duo (< *duō), duae.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [divi]
- Hyphenation: di‧vi
| < 1 | 2 | 3 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : divi Ordinal : otrais Multiplier : divreiz Nominal : divnieks | ||
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Numeral
divi
- two (the cipher, the cardinal number two)
- viens, divi, trīs ― one, two, three (counting)
- divreiz divi ir četri ― two times two is four
- two (an amount equal to two)
- mēs bijām divi ― we were two
- divi āboli ― two apples
- divu gadu darbs ― two years' work
- nopirt divus kilogramus miltu ― to buy two kilos of flour
- uzrakstīt romāna divas nodaļas ― to write two chapters of a novel
- ierasties pēc divām stundām ― to come in, after two hours
- aizbraukt uz diviem gadiem ― to leave for two years
- two o'clock (a moment in time; two hours after midnight, or after noon)
- pulkstenis ir divi ― it is two o'clock
- atnākt divos ― to arrive at two o'clock
- ap pulksten diviem naktī ― around two o'clock at night
- sanāksme sākas divos pēc pusdienas ― the meeting starts at two o'clock after lunch (= in the afternoon, p.m.)
- the two (two previously mentioned people, objects, etc.)
- trīs puiši; viens darina zarus, divi zāģē ― three guys; one is doing the branches, the (other) two are sawing
- viens no diviem ― one of the two (= either this, or that, no other possibilities)
- pa diviem mums tur stundas laikā viss būs kārtībā ― the two of us will put everything in order there in one hour
Declension
declension of divi
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | divi | divas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | divus | divas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | divu | divu |
| dative (datīvs) | diviem | divām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | diviem | divām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | divos | divās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — |
Coordinate terms
Latvian cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
| —0 | —1 | —2 | —3 | —4 | —5 | —6 | —7 | —8 | —9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | nulle | viens | divi | trīs | četri | pieci | seši | septiņi | astoņi | deviņi |
| 1— | desmit | vienpadsmit | divpadsmit | trīspadsmit | četrpadsmit | piecpadsmit | sešpadsmit | septiņpadsmit | astoņpadsmit | deviņpadsmit |
| 2— | divdesmit | divdesmit viens | divdesmit divi | divdesmit trīs | divdesmit četri | divdesmit pieci | divdesmit seši | divdesmit septiņi | divdesmit astoņi | divdesmit deviņi |
| 3— | trīsdesmit | trīsdesmit viens | trīsdesmit divi | trīsdesmit trīs | trīsdesmit četri | trīsdesmit pieci | trīsdesmit seši | trīsdesmit septiņi | trīsdesmit astoņi | trīsdesmit deviņi |
| 4— | četrdesmit | četrdesmit viens | četrdesmit divi | četrdesmit trīs | četrdesmit četri | četrdesmit pieci | četrdesmit seši | četrdesmit septiņi | četrdesmit astoņi | četrdesmit deviņi |
| 5— | piecdesmit | piecdesmit viens | piecdesmit divi | piecdesmit trīs | piecdesmit četri | piecdesmit pieci | piecdesmit seši | piecdesmit septiņi | piecdesmit astoņi | piecdesmit deviņi |
| 6— | sešdesmit | sešdesmit viens | sešdesmit divi | sešdesmit trīs | sešdesmit četri | sešdesmit pieci | sešdesmit seši | sešdesmit septiņi | sešdesmit astoņi | sešdesmit deviņi |
| 7— | septiņdesmit | septiņdesmit viens | septiņdesmit divi | septiņdesmit trīs | septiņdesmit četri | septiņdesmit pieci | septiņdesmit seši | septiņdesmit septiņi | septiņdesmit astoņi | septiņdesmit deviņi |
| 8— | astoņdesmit | astoņdesmit viens | astoņdesmit divi | astoņdesmit trīs | astoņdesmit četri | astoņdesmit pieci | astoņdesmit seši | astoņdesmit septiņi | astoņdesmit astoņi | astoņdesmit deviņi |
| 9— | deviņdesmit | deviņdesmit viens | deviņdesmit divi | deviņdesmit trīs | deviņdesmit četri | deviņdesmit pieci | deviņdesmit seši | deviņdesmit septiņi | deviņdesmit astoņi | deviņdesmit deviņi |
Derived terms
- divskanis
Related terms
- dvīnis, dvīne
See also
- skaitlis
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “divi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN