Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divo
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Deverbal from *diviti.
Noun
- admiration, delight, astonishment
- that which causes delight; wonder, miracle
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dȋvo | *dȋvě | *divà |
| genitive | *dȋva | *divù | *dĩvъ |
| dative | *dȋvu | *divomà | *divòmъ |
| accusative | *dȋvo | *dȋvě | *divà |
| instrumental | *dȋvъmь, *dȋvomь* | *divomà | *divý |
| locative | *dȋvě | *divù | *divě̃xъ |
| vocative | *dȋvo | *dȋvě | *divà |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
S-stem probably under influence of synonymous *čudo:
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dȋvo | *dȋvesi | *divesà |
| genitive | *dȋvese | *divesù | *divèsъ |
| dative | *dȋvesi | *divesьmà | *divèsьmъ |
| accusative | *dȋvo | *dȋvesi | *divesà |
| instrumental | *dȋvesьmь | *divesьmà | *divesý |
| locative | *dȋvese | *divesù | *divèsьxъ |
| vocative | *dȋvo | *dȋvesi | *divesà |
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dȋvo”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 108: “n. s (c) ‘miracle’”
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divo”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 221
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*divo”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 33
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “divo divese”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 82; PR 138)”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ди́во”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress