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