# división
## Aragonese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiōnem. Cognate with English division.

### Noun

división f
* distribution, apportionment
* (mathematics) the process of dividing a number by another
* disunion, disaccord
* a group of people or things

### References

* Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “división”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiō, dīvīsiōnem.

### Noun

división f (plural divisiones)
* division

#### Related terms

* dividir

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* divisón
* divisom, divisão (reintegrationist)

### Etymology

Attested since the 13th century (diuisoes, "divisions"). Learned borrowing from Latin dīvīsiōnem. Compare Portuguese divisão.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dibiˈsjoŋ/ [d̪i.β̞iˈs̺joŋ]
* Rhymes: -oŋ
* Hyphenation: di‧vi‧sión

### Noun

división f (plural divisións)
* division, partition, in particular
** (construction) partition
*** 1810, Jose Fernandez y Neira, Proezas de Galicia:como por aquela terra hay pouca leña, queimaron toda à madeira das divisions, deixsàndo rasa à casasince there are little firewood on that land, they burned down the wood of the partitions, leaving the house bare
** (mathematics) division

#### Related terms

* dividir

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “diuison”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “diuis”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “división”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “división”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “división”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* “división”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiōnem. Cognate with English division.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dibiˈsjon/ [d̪i.β̞iˈsjõn]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -on
* Syllabification: di‧vi‧sión

### Noun

división f (plural divisiones)
* division, divide
* split, splitting, cleavage
* branch, division (section of an institution or organization)
* partition, partitioning (the division of a territory in two or more parts)
* separation (e.g. the separation of powers in government)
* (mathematics) division
* divisiveness

#### Derived terms

* División Azul
* división celular
* división del trabajo
* divisionario
* divisionismo

#### Related terms

* dividir
* subdivisión

### Further reading

* “división”, 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