divisi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian divisi.

Adverb

divisi (not comparable)

  1. (music) divided (within one instrumental part, simultaneous notes between two or more players)
    Antonym: non divisi

Catalan

Verb

divisi

  1. inflection of divisar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch divisie, from Old French division, from Latin divisio, divisionem. Cognate to Afrikaans divisie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [diˈvisi]
  • Hyphenation: di‧vi‧si

Noun

divisi (plural divisi-divisi)

  1. division,
    1. (military) a large military unit, usually with over 15,000 soldiers and divided into brigades
    2. (business) a section of a company
    3. (sports) a part of a sports competition
    4. (biology) a rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • berdivisi
  • sedivisi

Descendants

  • Malay: divisi

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈvi.zi/
  • Rhymes: -izi
  • Hyphenation: di‧vì‧si

Etymology 1

Adjective

divisi

  1. masculine plural of diviso

Participle

divisi

  1. masculine plural of diviso

Etymology 2

Verb

divisi

  1. first-person singular past historic of dividere

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

dīvīsī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of dīvidō

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian divisi (division), from Dutch divisie, from Old French division, from Latin divisio, divisionem. Doublet of divisyen.

Noun

divisi (plural divisi-divisi)

  1. (biology) division: a rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.

Further reading