Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divostь
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From *divъ (“feral, wild”) + *-ostь.
Noun edit
*divostь f[1]
- wildness
- Synonym: *divьjestь
Declension edit
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 edit
- East Slavic:
- Old Ruthenian: дивость (divostʹ)
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: ди́вост (dívost)
- West Slavic:
References edit
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divostь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 222