Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/diva

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 (“some kind of a demon”) +‎ *-a.

Noun

*diva f (masculine *divъ)

  1. female equivalent of *divъ (“some kind of a demon”)

Declension

Declension of *diva (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *diva *divě *divy
genitive *divy *divu *divъ
dative *divě *divama *divamъ
accusative *divǫ *divě *divy
instrumental *divojǫ, *divǫ** *divama *divami
locative *divě *divu *divasъ, *divaxъ*
vocative *divo *divě *divy

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: дива (diva)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: (dialectal) ди́ва (díva)
      • ⇒ Bulgarian: (dialectal) дива-самодива (diva-samodiva), самоди́ва (samodíva)
    • Macedonian: самодива (samodiva)
  • West Slavic:
    • Sorbian:
      • ⇒? Upper Sorbian: dźiwica

References

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