Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divica

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 (“feral, wild”) +‎ *-ica

Noun

*divica f^[1]

(West and South Slavic) wildling (about person or plant)
Synonyms: (South Slavic) *divьjica, *divьjika

Declension

Declension of *divica (soft a-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divica	*divici	*divicę̇
genitive	*divicę̇	*divicu	*divicь
dative	*divici	*divicama	*divicamъ
accusative	*divicǫ	*divici	*divicę̇
instrumental	divicejǫ, divicǫ^**	*divicama	*divicami
locative	*divici	*divicu	divicasъ, divicaxъ^*
vocative	*divice	*divici	*divicę̇

^* -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

South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian: (dialectal)
  Cyrillic script: дѝвица
  
  Latin script: dìvica
West Slavic:
- Czech: divice
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: dźiwica
  - Upper Sorbian: źiwica

References

^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divica”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 216

[1] Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divica”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 216

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