Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьjestь

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 *divьjь +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*divьjestь f

1. Synonym of *divostь (“wildness”)

Declension

Declension of *divьjestь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divьjestь	*divьjesti	*divьjesti
genitive	*divьjesti	*divьjestьju, *divьjesťu*	*divьjestьjь, *divьjesti*
dative	*divьjesti	*divьjestьma	*divьjestьmъ
accusative	*divьjestь	*divьjesti	*divьjesti
instrumental	*divьjestьjǫ, *divьjesťǫ*	*divьjestьma	*divьjestьmi
locative	*divьjesti	*divьjestьju, *divьjesťu*	*divьjestьxъ
vocative	*divьjesti	*divьjesti	*divьjesti

^* 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:

    Cyrillic script: ди̏вљо̄ст

    Latin script: dȉvljōst

  • Slovene: divjôst, dívjost
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: (poetic) divost
  • Slovak: divosť
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: dźiwjosć