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selfref|For Diva-related policy on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Don't feed the divas .Other usesA diva (IPA-en|'di?v?, IPA-it|'di?va|lang) is a celebrated female singer. The term is used to describe a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera , and, by extension, in theatre , Film|cinema and popular music . The meaning of "diva" is closely related to that of " prima donna ".
The word entered the English language in the late 19th century. It is derived from the Italian language|Italian noun diva , a female deity. The plural of the word in English is "divas"; in Italian, dive IPA-it|'di?ve|. The basic sense of the term is " goddess ", http://www.etymonline.com/index.php? term=diva Online Etymology Dictionary Time (magazine)|TIME magazine observed in its October 21, 2002, issue: "By definition, a diva was originally used for great female opera singers, almost always soprano s." the feminine of the Latin word divus (Italian divo ), someone deified after death, or Latin deus , a god.Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera The word is cognate with the Hinduism|Hindu term " Devi " meaning goddess (masculine " deva (Hinduism)|Deva " meaning god) which in turn originates from the ancient Sanskrit language, one of the earliest Indo-European languages ; http://piereligion.org/devi.html Devi, a Proto-Indo-European Goddess the word is also cognate with the Avestan language|Avestan term denoting the Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian concept of the Daeva s .
The male form divo exists in Italian and is usually reserved for the most prominent leading tenors, like Enrico Caruso and Beniamino Gigli . The Italian term :it:divismo|divismo describes the Star system (filmmaking)|star-making system in the film industry. In contemporary Italian, diva and divo simply denote much-admired celebrities, especially film actresses and actors, and can be translated as "(film) star".
An extravagant admiration for divas is a common element of Camp (style)|camp culture. http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/publications/wordisout/archive/04milnes.htm "Vamps, camps and archetypes: gay men, the diva phenomenon and the inner feminine" by Andrew Milnes (2002) In contemporary US slang usage, the term "diva" http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php? term=diva "Diva", Urban Dictionary may be used to signify the female version of a "hustla", http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php? term=hustla "Hustla", Urban Dictionary exemplified by Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé 's 2009 song " Diva (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Diva ".Cite news|url= http://www.thestate.com/2010/08/29/1438370/growing-girls-into-powerful-women.html|title=Growing girls into powerful women|first=Otis R.|last=Taylor Jr.|newspaper= The State (newspaper)|The State |date=29 August 2010
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Wiktionary|diva|prima donna
Cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2006/feb/04/careers.work|title=Who'd be an Opera diva? |first=John|last=Crace|newspaper= The Guardian |date=4 February 2006|accessdate=17 August 2008
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