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divers

See also: divèrs

English

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Etymology 1

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See diver.

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Noun

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divers

  1. plural of diver

Etymology 2

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See diverse.

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divers (comparative more divers, superlative most divers)

  1. Archaic form of diverse, in the sense of various or assorted.
    • 1551, James A.H. Murray, editor, A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society.‎[1], volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1888, Part 1, page 217:
      Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 4:24:
      And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
    • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 8:
      But to-night, the third rainy evening of three rainy days, every flower in the divers china bowls, cups, vases, was withered; the harp was out of tune with the damp; and Emily betook herself to the leafy labyrinth of a muslin flounce, la belle alliance of uselessness and industry.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 112:
      Divers plans and numerous devices were tried to stop the leakage.
    • 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves:
      Shortly after this I had to go out of town. Divers sound sportsmen had invited me to pay visits to their country places, and it wasn't for several months that I settled down in the city again.
    • 1949, William Dale Morris, The Christian Origins of Social Revolt, page 25:
      One of the most formidable of the heretical movements of the Middle Ages was Lollardy or Lollery. The Lollard movement was made up of divers elements, [...]
    • 1951 December, “Notes and News: Overland to Iraq”, in Railway Magazine, page 854:
      Nevertheless, a good Turkish meal was enjoyed in the merry company of Customs men and divers gaily-caparisoned officials.
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divers

  1. (archaic or literary) An indefinite number (at least two).
    • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
      Tubal: There came divers of Antonio’s creditors in my company to Venice that swear he cannot choose but break.

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When used as a pronoun, divers functions as a plural and takes a plural verb.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dīversus.

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divers (feminine diversa, masculine plural diversos, feminine plural diverses)

  1. diverse
  2. (in the plural) several
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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch divers, from Old French divers, from Latin dīversus.

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divers (comparative diverser, superlative meest divers or diverst)

  1. diverse
  2. (in the plural) several

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Declension of divers
uninflected divers
inflected diverse
comparative diverser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial divers diverser het diverst
het diverste
indefinite m./f. sing. diverse diversere diverste
n. sing. divers diverser diverste
plural diverse diversere diverste
definite diverse diversere diverste
partitive divers diversers —

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  • Negerhollands: divers

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dīversus.

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divers (feminine diverse, masculine plural divers, feminine plural diverses)

  1. various; varying
    Synonym: différent

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dīversus.

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divers (strong nominative masculine singular diverser, comparative diverser, superlative am diversesten)

  1. (in the plural) different, various, miscellaneous (a certain number of different items)
    Synonym: verschieden
  2. (formal) diverse, varying (showing great variety)
    Synonyms: unterschiedlich, verschieden, verschiedenartig
  3. (neologism) diverse (of a society or group: showing variety in terms of ethnicity, language, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, etc.)
    Synonym: (informal) bunt
  4. (neologism, officialese) non-binary, intersex (belonging to any category of gender that is neither male nor female)

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Positive forms of divers
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist divers sie ist divers es ist divers sie sind divers
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative diverser diverse diverses diverse
genitive diversen diverser diversen diverser
dative diversem diverser diversem diversen
accusative diversen diverse diverses diverse
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der diverse die diverse das diverse die diversen
genitive des diversen der diversen des diversen der diversen
dative dem diversen der diversen dem diversen den diversen
accusative den diversen die diverse das diverse die diversen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein diverser eine diverse ein diverses (keine) diversen
genitive eines diversen einer diversen eines diversen (keiner) diversen
dative einem diversen einer diversen einem diversen (keinen) diversen
accusative einen diversen eine diverse ein diverses (keine) diversen
Comparative forms of divers
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist diverser sie ist diverser es ist diverser sie sind diverser
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative diverserer diversere diverseres diversere
genitive diverseren diverserer diverseren diverserer
dative diverserem diverserer diverserem diverseren
accusative diverseren diversere diverseres diversere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der diversere die diversere das diversere die diverseren
genitive des diverseren der diverseren des diverseren der diverseren
dative dem diverseren der diverseren dem diverseren den diverseren
accusative den diverseren die diversere das diversere die diverseren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein diverserer eine diversere ein diverseres (keine) diverseren
genitive eines diverseren einer diverseren eines diverseren (keiner) diverseren
dative einem diverseren einer diverseren einem diverseren (keinen) diverseren
accusative einen diverseren eine diversere ein diverseres (keine) diverseren
Superlative forms of divers
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am diversesten sie ist am diversesten es ist am diversesten sie sind am diversesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative diversester diverseste diversestes diverseste
genitive diversesten diversester diversesten diversester
dative diversestem diversester diversestem diversesten
accusative diversesten diverseste diversestes diverseste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der diverseste die diverseste das diverseste die diversesten
genitive des diversesten der diversesten des diversesten der diversesten
dative dem diversesten der diversesten dem diversesten den diversesten
accusative den diversesten die diverseste das diverseste die diversesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein diversester eine diverseste ein diversestes (keine) diversesten
genitive eines diversesten einer diversesten eines diversesten (keiner) diversesten
dative einem diversesten einer diversesten einem diversesten (keinen) diversesten
accusative einen diversesten eine diverseste ein diversestes (keine) diversesten
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Borrowed from Italian diverso, from Latin diversus.

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divers (feminine singular diversa, plural diversi)

  1. diverse, showing great variation
    Il-problemi li jbatu minnhom il-familji foqra f’pajjiżna huma diversi ħafna.
    The problems that poor families in our country suffer from are quite diverse.

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  • The plural form is also used as a determiner meaning “several”, see there.

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Middle French

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Latin diversus.

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divers m (feminine singular diverse, masculine plural divers, feminine plural diverses)

  1. various; varying; different

Romanian

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Borrowed from French divers, from Latin diversus.

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divers m or n (feminine singular diversă, masculine plural diverși, feminine and neuter plural diverse)

  1. various, diverse, varied
    Synonyms: variat, felurit, diferit

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite divers diversă diverși diverse
definite diversul diversa diverșii diversele
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dative 		indefinite divers diverse diverși diverse
definite diversului diversei diverșilor diverselor
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