divergent

English

Etymology

From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/, /dɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/, /daɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/
    • Audio (US)(file)
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɑɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/

Adjective

divergent (comparative more divergent, superlative most divergent)

  1. Growing further apart; diverging.
    • 1995, Paul Kussmaul, Training The Translator, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 47:
      Divergent thinking and transformations are, of course, no novel phenomena. They have always occurred in the translation process, but perhaps we have not been fully aware of them, or have not been able to categorise them with sufficient precision until now.
  2. (mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit.
  3. Disagreeing from something given; differing.
    a divergent statement
  4. Causing divergence of rays.
    a divergent lens

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīvergentem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

divergent m or f (masculine and feminine plural divergents)

  1. divergent

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From divergeren

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

divergent (comparative divergenter, superlative divergentst)

  1. divergent
    divergente reeks ― divergent series

Inflection
Inflection of divergent
uninflected divergent
inflected divergente
comparative divergenter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial divergentdivergenterhet divergentst
het divergentste
indefinite m./f. sing. divergentedivergenteredivergentste
n. sing. divergentdivergenterdivergentste
plural divergentedivergenteredivergentste
definite divergentedivergenteredivergentste
partitive divergentsdivergenters—

Antonyms

Descendants
  • Indonesian: divergen

French

Etymology 1

From Latin dīvergentem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃/

Adjective

divergent (feminine divergente, masculine plural divergents, feminine plural divergentes)

  1. divergent

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /di.vɛʁʒ/

Verb

divergent

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of diverger

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin divergens.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˌdivɛʁˈɡɛnt]
  • Hyphenation: di‧ver‧gent
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

divergent (strong nominative masculine singular divergenter, comparative divergenter, superlative am divergentesten)

  1. divergent

Declension
Positive forms of divergent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist divergent sie ist divergent es ist divergent sie sind divergent
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative divergenter divergente divergentes divergente
genitive divergenten divergenter divergenten divergenter
dative divergentem divergenter divergentem divergenten
accusative divergenten divergente divergentes divergente
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der divergente die divergente das divergente die divergenten
genitive des divergenten der divergenten des divergenten der divergenten
dative dem divergenten der divergenten dem divergenten den divergenten
accusative den divergenten die divergente das divergente die divergenten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein divergenter eine divergente ein divergentes (keine) divergenten
genitive eines divergenten einer divergenten eines divergenten (keiner) divergenten
dative einem divergenten einer divergenten einem divergenten (keinen) divergenten
accusative einen divergenten eine divergente ein divergentes (keine) divergenten
Comparative forms of divergent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist divergenter sie ist divergenter es ist divergenter sie sind divergenter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative divergenterer divergentere divergenteres divergentere
genitive divergenteren divergenterer divergenteren divergenterer
dative divergenterem divergenterer divergenterem divergenteren
accusative divergenteren divergentere divergenteres divergentere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der divergentere die divergentere das divergentere die divergenteren
genitive des divergenteren der divergenteren des divergenteren der divergenteren
dative dem divergenteren der divergenteren dem divergenteren den divergenteren
accusative den divergenteren die divergentere das divergentere die divergenteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein divergenterer eine divergentere ein divergenteres (keine) divergenteren
genitive eines divergenteren einer divergenteren eines divergenteren (keiner) divergenteren
dative einem divergenteren einer divergenteren einem divergenteren (keinen) divergenteren
accusative einen divergenteren eine divergentere ein divergenteres (keine) divergenteren
Superlative forms of divergent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am divergentesten sie ist am divergentesten es ist am divergentesten sie sind am divergentesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative divergentester divergenteste divergentestes divergenteste
genitive divergentesten divergentester divergentesten divergentester
dative divergentestem divergentester divergentestem divergentesten
accusative divergentesten divergenteste divergentestes divergenteste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der divergenteste die divergenteste das divergenteste die divergentesten
genitive des divergentesten der divergentesten des divergentesten der divergentesten
dative dem divergentesten der divergentesten dem divergentesten den divergentesten
accusative den divergentesten die divergenteste das divergenteste die divergentesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein divergentester eine divergenteste ein divergentestes (keine) divergentesten
genitive eines divergentesten einer divergentesten eines divergentesten (keiner) divergentesten
dative einem divergentesten einer divergentesten einem divergentesten (keinen) divergentesten
accusative einen divergentesten eine divergenteste ein divergentestes (keine) divergentesten

Further reading
  • “divergent” in Duden online
  • “divergent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

dīvergent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of dīvergō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French divergent.

Adjective

divergent m or n (feminine singular divergentă, masculine plural divergenți, feminine and neuter plural divergente)

  1. divergent

Declension
Declension of divergent
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite divergent divergentă divergenți divergente
definite divergentul divergenta divergenții divergentele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite divergent divergente divergenți divergente
definite divergentului divergentei divergenților divergentelor

Swedish

Adjective

divergent

  1. divergent
    Antonym: konvergent

Declension
Inflection of divergent
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular divergent — —
Neuter singular divergent — —
Plural divergenta — —
Masculine plural3 divergente — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 divergente — —
All divergenta — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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