divize

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɪvɪzɛ]
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  • 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
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
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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
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