Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divakъ

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 1

From *divъ (“delightful, astonishing, unusual”) +‎ *-akъ.

Noun

*divakъ m^[1] (North Slavic)

astonishing person
original, character, freak, oddball

Declension

Declension of *divakъ (hard o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divakъ	*divaka	*divaci
genitive	*divaka	*divaku	*divakъ
dative	*divaku	*divakoma	*divakomъ
accusative	*divakъ	*divaka	*divaky
instrumental	divakъmь, divakomь^*	*divakoma	*divaky
locative	*divacě	*divaku	*divacěxъ
vocative	*divače	*divaka	*divaci

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Synonyms

*divьjakъ (“South Slavic”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: дзіва́к (dzivák)
- Ukrainian: дива́к (dyvák)
West Slavic:
- Czech: divák (“freak, oddball”)
- Old Polish: dziwak
  - Polish: dziwak
- Slovak: divák (“freak, oddball”)
- Pomeranian:
  - Kashubian: dzëwôk (“freak, oddball”)
  - Slovincian: dzëwók
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: dźiwak

References

^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divakъ 1.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 214

Etymology 2

From *divъ (“intact, wild; feral, wild”) +‎ *-akъ.

Noun

*divakъ m^[1]

(West and South Slavic) synonym of *divьjakъ (“wildling”)

Declension

Declension of *divakъ (hard o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divakъ	*divaka	*divaci
genitive	*divaka	*divaku	*divakъ
dative	*divaku	*divakoma	*divakomъ
accusative	*divakъ	*divaka	*divaky
instrumental	divakъmь, divakomь^*	*divakoma	*divaky
locative	*divacě	*divaku	*divacěxъ
vocative	*divače	*divaka	*divaci

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: дива́к (divák)
- Macedonian: (dialectal) дивак (divak)
West Slavic:
- Czech: divák (“wildling”)
- Slovak: divák (“boar”)
- Polabian: dai̯văk

References

^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divakъ 2.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 214

[1] Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divakъ 1.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 214

[2] Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divakъ 2.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 214

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