divize

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French division, from Latin dīvīsiō[1], from dīvidō (“divide”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɪvɪzɛ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪzɛ

Noun

divize f

  1. (military) division (military unit usually consisting of between 10,000 and 30,000 soldiers)
  2. (sports) division (group of teams who compete against each other for a championship)
  3. (obsolete, mathematics) division (the operation of dividing a number by another)

Declension
Declension of divize (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative divize divize
genitive divize divizí
dative divizi divizím
accusative divizi divize
vocative divize divize
locative divizi divizích
instrumental divizí divizemi

Derived terms
  • divizní
Related terms

References
  1. "divize" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading
  • divise in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • divize in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • divize in Internetová jazyková příručka

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French diviser (“to divide”).

Verb

divize

  1. to divide
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