Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divostь

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”) +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*divostь f^[1]

wildness
Synonym: *divьjestь

Declension

Declension of *divostь (i-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divostь	*divosti	*divosti
genitive	*divosti	divostьju, divosťu^*	divostьjь, divosti^*
dative	*divosti	*divostьma	*divostьmъ
accusative	*divostь	*divosti	*divosti
instrumental	divostьjǫ, divosťǫ^*	*divostьma	*divostьmi
locative	*divosti	divostьju, divosťu^*	*divostьxъ
vocative	*divosti	*divosti	*divosti

^* 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 Ruthenian: дивость (divostʹ)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: ди́вост (dívost)
West Slavic:
- Czech: (poetic) divost
- Slovak: divosť
- Pomeranian:
  - Kashubian: dzëwòsc
  - Slovincian: dzëwôsc

References

^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divostь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 222

[1] Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divostь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 222

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