Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *divъ (intact, wild; feral, wild) +‎ *-ьjь.

Adjective

*divь[1][2]

  1. alternative form of *divъ (intact, wild; feral, wild; unpopulated, uncultivated; savage, fierce)

Declension

Indefinite declension of *divь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *divь *diva *dive
genitive *diva *divę̇ *diva
dative *divu *divi *divu
accusative *divь *divǫ *dive
instrumental *divemь *divejǫ *divemь
locative *divi *divi *divi
vocative *divu *dive *dive
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *diva *divi *divi
genitive *divu *divu *divu
dative *divema *divama *divema
accusative *diva *divi *divi
instrumental *divema *divama *divema
locative *divu *divu *divu
vocative *diva *divi *divi
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *divi *divę̇ *diva
genitive *divь *divь *divь
dative *divemъ *divamъ *divemъ
accusative *divę̇ *divę̇ *diva
instrumental *divi *divami *divi
locative *divixъ *divaxъ *divixъ
vocative *divi *divę̇ *diva
Definite declension of *divь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *divьjь *divaja *diveje
genitive *divajego *divę̇ję̇ *divajego
dative *divujemu *diviji *divujemu
accusative *divьjь *divǫjǫ *diveje
instrumental *divijimь *divǫjǫ *divijimь
locative *divijemь *diviji *divijemь
vocative *divьjь *divaja *diveje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *divaja *diviji *diviji
genitive *divuju *divuju *divuju
dative *divijima *divijima *divijima
accusative *divaja *diviji *diviji
instrumental *divijima *divijima *divijima
locative *divuju *divuju *divuju
vocative *divaja *diviji *diviji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *diviji *divę̇ję̇ *divaja
genitive *divьjixъ *divьjixъ *divьjixъ
dative *divijimъ *divijimъ *divijimъ
accusative *divę̇ję̇ *divę̇ję̇ *divaja
instrumental *divijimi *divijimi *divijimi
locative *divijixъ *divijixъ *divijixъ
vocative *diviji *divę̇ję̇ *divaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: дивь (divĭ)
      • Ukrainian: дівіи (diviy) (dated)
      • Russian: ди́вий (dívij) (obsolete)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: дивь (divĭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: дѝваљ
      Latin script: dìvalj, dìvijī
    • Slovene: dívji (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “divji”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *dívьjь
  2. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divъ 4, divьjь (div'ь)”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 228