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Male Diva?
Can anyone tell me what the equivalent male term is for Diva?
Thanks,
Steve
Thanks,
Steve
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[/nq] Deus?
- [/nq] Deus?
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[nq:1]Can anyone tell me what the equivalent male term is for Diva?[/nq]
Deus?
Deus?
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[nq:2]Can anyone tell me what the equivalent male term is for Diva?[/nq]
[nq:1]Deus?[/nq]
Or "dio" more likely Italian, not Latin.
[nq:1]Deus?[/nq]
Or "dio" more likely Italian, not Latin.
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[nq:1]Can anyone tell me what the equivalent male term is for Diva? Thanks, Steve[/nq]
I suppose 'divus' would be logical. I like 'divo' and 'divvie'. 'Divot' is a close third.
John Dean
Oxford
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I suppose 'divus' would be logical. I like 'divo' and 'divvie'. 'Divot' is a close third.
John Dean
Oxford
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[nq:2]Can anyone tell me what the equivalent male term is for Diva? Thanks, Steve[/nq]
[nq:1]I suppose 'divus' would be logical. I like 'divo' and 'divvie'. 'Divot' is a close third.[/nq]
Tenor.
Bob Lieblich
Baritone
[nq:1]I suppose 'divus' would be logical. I like 'divo' and 'divvie'. 'Divot' is a close third.[/nq]
Tenor.
Bob Lieblich
Baritone
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[nq:2]Deus?[/nq]
[nq:1]Or "dio" more likely Italian, not Latin.[/nq]
"Dio" would indeed be the equivalent, but it is not used. "Tenorissimo" is sometimes used, so long as the opera-*** in question is in fact a tenor.
Chris Green
Tenoraster
[nq:1]Or "dio" more likely Italian, not Latin.[/nq]
"Dio" would indeed be the equivalent, but it is not used. "Tenorissimo" is sometimes used, so long as the opera-*** in question is in fact a tenor.
Chris Green
Tenoraster
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[nq:2]Or "dio" more likely Italian, not Latin.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Dio" would indeed be the equivalent, but it is not used. "Tenorissimo" is sometimes used, so long as the opera-*** in question is in fact a tenor.[/nq]
True, but did the OP stipulate an opera context?
[nq:1]"Dio" would indeed be the equivalent, but it is not used. "Tenorissimo" is sometimes used, so long as the opera-*** in question is in fact a tenor.[/nq]
True, but did the OP stipulate an opera context?
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[nq:2]"Dio" would indeed be the equivalent, but it is not ... as the opera-*** in question is in fact a tenor.[/nq]
[nq:1]True, but did the OP stipulate an opera context?[/nq]
No, but are there contexts other than music in which the term is common in English?
Chris Green
[nq:1]True, but did the OP stipulate an opera context?[/nq]
No, but are there contexts other than music in which the term is common in English?
Chris Green
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[nq:2]True, but did the OP stipulate an opera context?[/nq]
[nq:1]No, but are there contexts other than music in which the term is common in English?[/nq]
The term is used in non-opera contexts: pop diva, r'n'b diva, etc.
Peter Duncanson
UK
(posting from a.e.u)
[nq:1]No, but are there contexts other than music in which the term is common in English?[/nq]
The term is used in non-opera contexts: pop diva, r'n'b diva, etc.
Peter Duncanson
UK
(posting from a.e.u)
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[nq:2]No, but are there contexts other than music in which the term is common in English?[/nq]
[nq:1]The term is used in non-opera contexts: pop diva, r'n'b diva, etc.[/nq]
It seems to me that for any male that one might apply the term to, diva works just fine as it is. It's like "***". When a man is a ***, that's what he is. A ***.
Michael Jackson could certainly be called a pop diva.
[nq:1]The term is used in non-opera contexts: pop diva, r'n'b diva, etc.[/nq]
It seems to me that for any male that one might apply the term to, diva works just fine as it is. It's like "***". When a man is a ***, that's what he is. A ***.
Michael Jackson could certainly be called a pop diva.
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[nq:2]No, but are there contexts other than music in which the term is common in English?[/nq]
[nq:1]The term is used in non-opera contexts: pop diva, r'n'b diva, etc.[/nq]
I'd argue that all the usages in music contexts (pop diva, etc.) are derivative of the opera usage. And the equivalent masculine form, "dio", is still not used in any of these contexts.
Whether a "diva" whose u
[nq:1]The term is used in non-opera contexts: pop diva, r'n'b diva, etc.[/nq]
I'd argue that all the usages in music contexts (pop diva, etc.) are derivative of the opera usage. And the equivalent masculine form, "dio", is still not used in any of these contexts.
Whether a "diva" whose u
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