# divisa
## Catalan
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsa, probably via French devise.

#### Alternative forms

* devisa (dated)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [diˈβi.zə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [diˈvi.zə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [diˈvi.za]

#### Noun

divisa f (plural divises)
* badge, emblem, token
* foreign currency, foreign exchange

#### Further reading

* “divisa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “divisa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “divisa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “divisa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

divisa
* inflection of divisar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /di.vi.za/

### Verb

divisa
* third-person singular past historic of diviser

### Anagrams

* vidais

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /diˈvi.za/
* Rhymes: -iza
* Hyphenation: di‧vì‧sa

### Etymology 1

From dividere, influenced by French devise.

#### Noun

divisa f (plural divise)
* uniform
    Synonym: uniforme
* livery
    Synonyms: livrea, tenuta
* (economics) currency
    Synonyms: moneta, valuta
* (heraldry) badge, emblem, token
    Synonyms: insegna, emblema, impresa

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

divisa
* feminine singular of diviso

#### Participle

divisa
* feminine singular of diviso

### Further reading

* divisa in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* divisa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
* divisa in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
* divisa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* divisa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* disvia

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* dīvīsa: (Classical Latin) IPA: /diːˈu̯iː.sa/, [d̪iːˈu̯iːs̠ä]
* dīvīsa: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /diˈvi.sa/, [d̪iˈviːs̬ä]
* dīvīsā: (Classical Latin) IPA: /diːˈu̯iː.saː/, [d̪iːˈu̯iːs̠äː]
* dīvīsā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /diˈvi.sa/, [d̪iˈviːs̬ä]

### Participle

dīvīsa
* inflection of dīvīsus:
** nominative/ablative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### References

* divisa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒiˈvi.zɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒiˈvi.zɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒiˈvi.za/
* (Portugal) IPA: /diˈvi.zɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /diˈvi.zɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /diˈbi.zɐ/ [diˈβi.zɐ]
* Hyphenation: di‧vi‧sa

### Etymology 1

From diviso, on the model of French devise.

#### Noun

divisa f (plural divisas)
* border between regions
* (heraldry) motto

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

divisa
* inflection of divisar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

divisa
* feminine singular of diviso

### Further reading

* “divisa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “divisa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “divisa” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “divisa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “divisa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “divisa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /diˈbisa/ [d̪iˈβ̞i.sa]
* Rhymes: -isa
* Syllabification: di‧vi‧sa

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from divisar.

#### Noun

divisa f (plural divisas)
* (finance) foreign currency
* badge, emblem, token
* (heraldry) motto
    Synonym: lema

##### Derived terms

* mercado de divisas

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

divisa
* inflection of divisar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “divisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10