Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьjačь

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 *divьjakъ +‎ *-ь.

Noun

*divьjačь f[1]

  1. (South Slavic) game (wild animals that are hunted)

Declension

Declension of *divьjačь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *divьjačь *divьjači *divьjačьje, *divьjače*
genitive *divьjači *divьjačьju, *divьjaču* *divьjačьjь, *divьjači*
dative *divьjači *divьjačьma *divьjačьmъ
accusative *divьjačь *divьjači *divьjači
instrumental *divьjačьmь *divьjačьma *divьjačьmi
locative *divьjači *divьjačьju, *divьjaču* *divьjačьxъ
vocative *divьjači *divьjači *divьjačьje, *divьjače*

* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: ди́веч m or f (díveč), (dated) дивяч m or f (divjač)
    • Macedonian: дивеч m (diveč)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ди̏вља̄ч f, ди̏вја̄ч
      Latin script: dȉvljāč f, dȉvjāč

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divьjačь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 232
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