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

• divisie (1901–1947)
• (military, sports): divisyen (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• berdivisi
• sedivisi

Descendants

• → Malay: divisi

Further reading

• “divisi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /diːˈu̯iː.siː/, [d̪iːˈu̯iːs̠iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈvi.si/, [d̪iˈviːs̬i]

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, informal 1st possessive divisiku, 2nd possessive divisimu, 3rd possessive divisinya)

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

• “divisi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.